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Definitions of man:

• noun:   game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
• noun:   one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
• noun:   an adult male person (as opposed to a woman)
• noun:   a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

  Example: "She takes good care of her man"

• noun:   an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

  Example: "The army will make a man of you"

• noun:   the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

  Example: "It was every man for himself"

• noun:   a male subordinate

  Example: "He awaited word from his man in Havana"

• noun:   any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
• noun:   someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
• noun:   a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

  Example: "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

• noun:   all of the inhabitants of the earth

  Example: "She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

• verb:   take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

  Example: "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

• verb:   provide with men

  Example: "We cannot man all the desks"

• name:  A male given name (rare: 1 in 25000 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1176)
• name:  A female given name (rare: 1 in 100000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3307)
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13462)