feel
1. an intuitive awareness (Freq. 5)
- he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
• Hypernyms:
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
2. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (Freq. 1)
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
• Syn:
spirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour,
look, smell
• Derivationally related forms:
look (for: look), feel (for: feeling), spirit (for: spirit), spiritize (for: spirit)
• Hypernyms:
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
• Hyponyms:
Hollywood, Zeitgeist
3. a property perceived by touch (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tactile property
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
touch, texture
4. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
• Hypernyms:
foreplay, arousal, stimulation
1. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (Freq. 181)
- She felt resentful
- He felt regret
• Syn:
experience
• See Also:
feel for
• Derivationally related forms:
experience (for: experience), feelings, feeling
• Hyponyms:
incline, recapture, pride, plume, congratulate,
smolder, smoulder, harbor, harbour, hold, entertain,
nurse, cool off, anger, see red, chafe, suffer,
fume, repent, regret, rue, sadden, rejoice,
joy, sympathize, sympathise, take pride, pride oneself, burn,
die, fly high, glow, beam, radiate, shine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s PP
- John will feel angry
2. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (Freq. 150)
- I feel that he doesn't like me
- I find him to be obnoxious
- I found the movie rather entertaining
• Syn:
find
• Derivationally related forms:
feeling
• Hypernyms:
reason, reason out, conclude
• Verb Group:
rule, find
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They feel that there was a traffic accident
3. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (Freq. 66)
- 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:
sense
• Derivationally related forms:
sensible (for: sense), sensitive (for: sense), sense (for: sense), sensation (for: sense), sensor (for: sense), sensing (for: sense), feeling
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state (Freq. 39)
- My cold is gone--I feel fine today
- She felt tired after the long hike
- She felt sad after her loss
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
feel like a million, feel like a million dollars, suffocate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
5. have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude (Freq. 37)
- She felt small and insignificant
- You make me feel naked
- I made the students feel different about themselves
• Derivationally related forms:
feelings
• Hypernyms:
think, believe, consider, conceive
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
6. undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation" (Freq. 34)
- her fingers felt their way through the string quartet
- she felt his contempt of her
• Derivationally related forms:
feeling
• Hypernyms:
experience, see, go through
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. be felt or perceived in a certain way (Freq. 14)
- The ground feels shaky
- The sheets feel soft
• Hypernyms:
look, appear, seem
• Hyponyms:
crawl
• Verb Group:
sense
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- The cool air does feel good
8. grope or feel in search of something (Freq. 5)
- He felt for his wallet
• Hypernyms:
search, seek, look for
• Hyponyms:
grope for, scrabble
• Verb Group:
finger, palpate
• Entailment:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The men feel the area for animals
9. examine by touch (Freq. 4)
- Feel this soft cloth!
- The customer fingered the sweater
• Syn:
finger
• Derivationally related forms:
finger (for: finger), fingering (for: finger), feeler, feeling
• Entailment:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. examine (a body part) by palpation (Freq. 3)
- The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
- The runner felt her pulse
• Syn:
palpate
• Derivationally related forms:
palpatory (for: palpate), palpation (for: palpate)
• Topics:
medicine, practice of medicine
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. find by testing or cautious exploration (Freq. 1)
- He felt his way around the dark room
• Derivationally related forms:
feeler
• Hypernyms:
find, regain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. produce a certain impression
- It feels nice to be home again
• Hypernyms:
look, appear, seem
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
13. pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- He felt the girl in the movie theater
• Usage Domain:
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot,
patois, vernacular
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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