Webster's English Dictionary

man

1. man \'man, in compounds .man or m*n\ \'men, in conpounds .men or m*n\ n 
   or men [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG man man, Skt manu] pl  1a1: a human being; 
   esp : an adult male human  1a2: HUSBAND  1b: the human race : MANKIND  1c: 
   a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens) that is anatomically rela ted to 
   the great apes but distinguished esp. by notable development of the brain 
   with a resultant capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning, is 
   usu. held to form a variable number of freely interbreeding races, and is 
   the sole recent representative of a natural family (Hominidae); broadly : 
   any living or extinct member of this family 1d1: one possessing in high 
   degree the qualities considered distinctive of  manhood obs  1d2: MANLINESS 
    1e: FELLOW, CHAP - used as a mode of familiar address  2a: a liege man : 
   VASSAL  2b: an adult male servant  pl  2c: the working force as 
   distinguished from the employer and usu. the manag ement 3a: INDIVIDUAL, 
   PERSON  3b: ANYONE  4: one of the pieces with which various games (as 
   chess) are played  Christian Science  5: the compound idea of infinite 
   Spirit : the spiritual image and likenes s of God : the full representation 
   of Mind : UNANIMOUSLY  : without exception  - as one man 
2. man vt or manned;  or man.ning 1a: to supply with men {~ a fleet}  1b: 
   to station members of a ship's crew at {~ the capstan}  1c: to serve in the 
   force or complement of {~ the production lines } 2: to furnish with 
   strength or powers of resistance : BRACE