Noun:
1: adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
2: serviceman, man, military man, military personnel someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
3: man the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: homo, human being, human, man any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
5: man a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
6: man an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
7: man a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"
8: valet de chambre, man, gentleman's gentleman, valet, gentleman a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
9: isle of man, man one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
10: piece, man game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
11: mankind, humanity, world, humankind, human race, human beings, man, humans all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
Verb:
1: man take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: man provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"