Grope

  • 31grope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. feel, essay, fumble; attempt; hunt, search. See feeling, touch. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fumble, touch, feel blindly; see feel 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. feel about, finger, seek blindly …

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  • 32grope — see GRIP …

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  • 33GROPE — Graphical Representation Of Protocols In Estelle …

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  • 34grope — I. , v. a. == investigate. Alys. 6642 II. , == feel. O. and N. 1494. AS. gropian …

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  • 35grope — grəʊp v. find one s way by feeling with the hands, feel about, probe; search uncertainly, seek blindly; touch or feel someone s body …

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  • 36grope —    to fondle another person sexually    Literally, to use the hands for feeling anything. Usually of a male whose activity may be inexpert or unwanted:     You mean fornicating in the sauna or in a mop closet or underwater groping is okay?… …

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  • 37grope — v. n. Feel one s way (as in the dark), pick one s way, move blindly, move stumblingly …

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  • 38grope — verb 1) she groped for her glasses Syn: fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret, rummage, feel, search, hunt 2) informal one of the men started groping her Syn: fondle, touch; informal paw, maul …

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  • 39grope — Verb. To feel a person in a sexual manner. E.g. I don t care if he is my boss, I m not being groped like that no matter how drunk I am! …

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  • 40grope — v 1. feel one s way, probe, grabble, scrabble, fumble, poke around, pick one s way, move blindly. 2. fish for, angle for, hunt for, look for, cast or beat around for; send out a feeler, send up a trial balloon, see how the land lies, see which… …

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