FEEL
\fˈiːl], \fˈiːl], \f_ˈiː_l]\
Definitions of FEEL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
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manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
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have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
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come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
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undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
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perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "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"
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an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
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seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"
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pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
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grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
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produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again"
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find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"
By Princeton University
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be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
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manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
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seem with respect to the sensation given; of physical states, indicating as health, etc.; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"
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have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
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come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
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pass one's hands over the sexual organs of (slang); "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
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undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
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perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "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"
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an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.
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To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out.
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To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.
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To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of.
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To perceive; to observe.
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To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
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To have the sensibilities moved or affected.
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To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving.
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Feeling; perception.
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A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel.
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To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; - followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded.
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To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; - followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation.
By Oddity Software
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To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.
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To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out.
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To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.
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To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of.
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To perceive; to observe.
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To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
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To have the sensibilities moved or affected.
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To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving.
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Feeling; perception.
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A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel.
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To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; - followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded.
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To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; - followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation.
By Noah Webster.
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To perceive by the touch; be conscious of; understand; be influenced or moved by; as, he felt the necessity of it; experience, as pleasure or pain; examine by touching or handling.
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To seem to the touch; as, it feels rough; have the passions moved; to grope.
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The sense which perceives by touch; touch; sensation.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To perceive by the touch; to handle; to be conscious of; to be keenly sensible of; to have an inward persuasion of.
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To know by the touch; to have the emotions excited; to produce a certain sensation when touched, as to feel hard or hot; -pr.p. feeling; pa.t. and pa.p. felt.
By Daniel Lyons
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To know by touch; have emotions excited; impart a sensation to the touch.
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To perceive by touch; be conscious of; be keenly sensible of.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To perceive, as by the touch.
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To be conscious of; be moved by.
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To have (a specified) feeling; as, to feel cold.
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To give a sensation to the touch; as, to feel rough.
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To be full of feeling.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To have perception of things by the touch; to search by feeling; to have a quick sensibility of good or evil; to appear to the touch.
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To perceive by the touch; to try, to found; to have sense of pain or pleasure; to be affected by; to know, to be acquainted with.
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The sense of feeling, the touch.
By Thomas Sheridan
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