Main entry: feel
Definition: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
Usage: the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
Main entry: feel, tactile property
Definition: a property perceived by touch
Main entry: feel
Definition: an intuitive awareness
Usage: he has a feel for animals or it's easy when you get the feel of it;
Main entry: look, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, tone, smell, spirit
Definition: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Usage: the feel of the city excited him; a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting; it had the smell of treason
Main entry: feel
Definition: be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
Usage: My cold is gone--I feel fine today; She felt tired after the long hike; She felt sad after her loss
Main entry: feel
Definition: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
Usage: She felt small and insignificant; You make me feel naked; I made the students feel different about themselves
Definition: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
Usage: I feel that he doesn't like me; I find him to be obnoxious; I found the movie rather entertaining
Definition: examine by touch
Usage: Feel this soft cloth!; The customer fingered the sweater
Main entry: feel
Definition: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
Usage: He felt the girl in the movie theater
Definition: examine (a body part) by palpation
Usage: The nurse palpated the patient's stomach; The runner felt her pulse
Main entry: feel, experience
Definition: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Usage: She felt resentful; He felt regret
Definition: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Usage: He felt the wind; She felt an object brushing her arm; He felt his flesh crawl; She felt the heat when she got out of the car
Main entry: feel
Definition: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
Usage: her fingers felt their way through the string quartet; she felt his contempt of her
Main entry: feel
Definition: grope or feel in search of something
Usage: He felt for his wallet
Main entry: feel
Definition: produce a certain impression
Usage: It feels nice to be home again
Main entry: feel
Definition: find by testing or cautious exploration
Usage: He felt his way around the dark room
Main entry: feel
Definition: be felt or perceived in a certain way
Usage: The ground feels shaky; The sheets feel soft