grope
(noun) the act of groping; and instance of groping
grope
(verb) fondle for sexual pleasure; “He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly”
grope, fumble
(verb) feel about uncertainly or blindly; “She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom”
grope
(verb) search blindly or uncertainly; “His mind groped to make the connection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grope (third-person singular simple present gropes, present participle groping, simple past and past participle groped)
(obsolete) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
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.
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
To intentionally and inappropriately touch another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification.
(obsolete) To examine; to test; to sound.
• (to feel with the hands): touch; see also feel
• (to search by feel): fumble, glaum, root; see also feel around
• (to touch sexually): caress, feel up, touch up; see also fondle
grope (plural gropes)
(informal) An act of groping, especially sexually.
(obsolete) an iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel
• GOPer, prego
Source: Wiktionary
Grope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groped; p. pr. & vb. n. Groping.] Etym: [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr to touch, grope, fr. gr to gripe. See Gripe.]
1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.]
2. 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. We grope for the wall like the blind. Is. lix. 10. To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life. Buckminster.
Grope, v. t.
1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] Chaucer. Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe. Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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