Thesaurus: grope
To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
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Definitions
- v. i. To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
- v. i. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
- v. t. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
- v. t. To examine; to test; to sound.
- n. the act of groping; and instance of groping
- v. feel about uncertainly or blindly
- v. search blindly or uncertainly
- v. fondle for sexual pleasure
- n:4/v:96 n. the act of groping; and instance of groping v. feel about uncertainly or blindly v. search blindly or uncertainly v. fondle for sexual pleasure