n.

1. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman);
   adult male
   
   • there were two women and six men on the bus
2. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force;
   serviceman, military man, military personnel
   
   • two men stood sentry duty
3. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
   
   • it was every man for himself
4. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage;
   homo, human being, human
5. a male subordinate
   
   • the chief stationed two men outside the building
   • he awaited word from his man in Havana
6. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
   
   • the army will make a man of you
7. 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. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;
   valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
   
   • Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
9. one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea;
   Man, Isle of Man
10. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;
    piece
    
    • he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
    • he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
11. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth;
    world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind
    
    • all the world loves a lover
    • she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

v.

1. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
   
   • Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning
2. provide with men
   
   • We cannot man all the desks