'Feel' definitions:

Definition of 'feel'

From: WordNet
noun
An intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
noun
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell]
noun
A property perceived by touch [syn: tactile property, feel]
noun
Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
verb
Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: feel, experience]
verb
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" [syn: find, feel]
verb
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" [syn: feel, sense]
verb
Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
verb
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"
verb
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"
verb
Be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
verb
Grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
verb
Examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" [syn: feel, finger]
verb
Examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: palpate, feel]
verb
Find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"
verb
Produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again"
verb
Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"

Definition of 'Feel'

From: GCIDE
  • Feel \Feel\ (f[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Felt (f[e^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. Feeling.] [AS. f[=e]lan; akin to OS. gif[=o]lian to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. f["u]hlen, Icel. f[=a]lma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm palm of the hand, L. palma. Cf. Fumble, Palm.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel. --Creecn. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. [1913 Webster]
  • Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son. --Gen. xxvii. 21. [1913 Webster]
  • He hath this to feel my affection to your honor. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. [1913 Webster]
  • Teach me to feel another's woe. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing. --Eccl. viii. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • He best can paint them who shall feel them most. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. [1913 Webster]
  • For then, and not till then, he felt himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Feel'

From: GCIDE
  • Feel \Feel\, v. i.
  • 1. To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To have the sensibilities moved or affected. [1913 Webster]
  • [She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • And mine as man, who feel for all mankind. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I then did feel full sick. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. [1913 Webster]
  • Garlands . . . which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. "If haply they might feel after him, and find him." --Acts xvii. 27.
  • To feel of, to examine by touching. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Feel'

From: GCIDE
  • Feel \Feel\, n.
  • 1. Feeling; perception. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. [1913 Webster]
  • The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel. --S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'feel'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Feel'