1. (noun)feel an intuitive awareness "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
2. (noun)spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell the generalatmosphere 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"
3. (noun)tactile property, feel a property perceived by touch
4. (verb)feel manualstimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
5. (verb)feel, experience undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particularstate of mind "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
6. (verb)find, feel 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"
7. (verb)feel, sense 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"
8. (verb)feel 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"
9. (verb)feel 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"
10. (verb)feel undergo passiveexperience of:"We felt the effects of inflation" "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
11. (verb)feel be felt or perceived in a certain way "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
12. (verb)feel grope or feel in search of something "He felt for his wallet"
13. (verb)feel, finger examine by touch "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
14. (verb)palpate, feel examine (a body part) by palpation "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
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