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Meaning of moon in English

moon
noun
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/muːn/ us
/muːn/
the moon [ S ]
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the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night:
What time does the moon rise/set (= appear/disappear in the sky)?
 
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[ S or U ]
the shape made by the amount of the moon that you can see at a particular time:
There's no moon (= you cannot see the moon) tonight.
a crescent/full/new moon
 
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[ C ]
a similar round object that moves around another planet:
Jupiter has at least 16 moons.
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Idioms

be over the moon
many moons ago
the moon on a stick
moon
verb [ I or T ]
  informal
uk
/muːn/ us
/muːn/
to show your naked bottom in public, as a joke or as a protest :
Two male juveniles were arrested and charged with indecent exposure after they mooned a police officer.
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Phrasal verbs

moon around
moon over someone/something
(Definition of moon from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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moon
noun [ C/U ]
us
/mun/

moon noun [C/U] (OBJECT IN SPACE)

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the object, similar to a planet, that moves through the sky, circling the earth once every 28 days, and which can often be seen clearly at night when it shines with the light coming from the sun:
[ U ] the full moon
A moon is also a similar object that moves around another planet:
[ C ] Jupiter has at least sixteen moons.
moon
verb [ I always + adv/prep ]
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us
/mun/

moon verb [I always + adv/prep] (LACK PURPOSE)

to move or spend time in a way that shows a lack of care and interest and no clear purpose:
She’s been mooning around the house all weekend.
(Definition of moon from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of moon

in Chinese (Traditional)
月相, 衛星, （為開玩笑或抗議，在公共場合）亮出光屁股…
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月相, 卫星, （为开玩笑或抗议，在公共场合）亮出光屁股…
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luna, luna [feminine, singular]…
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lua [feminine]…
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衛星（えいせい）…
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lune [feminine], lune…
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maan…
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แสงจันทร์, พระจันทร์…
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mặt trăng, vệ tinh…
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der Mond…
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місяць, Місяць, супутник…
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