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FEEL
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Irregular inflected form: felt
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
Example:
the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
arousal; foreplay; stimulation (mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse)
Derivation:
feel (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A property perceived by touch
Synonyms:
feel; tactile property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feel"):
touch (the feel of mechanical action)
texture (the feel of a surface or a fabric)
Derivation:
feel (examine by touch)
feel (examine (a body part) by palpation)
feel (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles)
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An intuitive awareness
Example:
it's easy when you get the feel of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness (having knowledge of)
Derivation:
feel (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example:
it had the smell of treason
Synonyms:
feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; smell; spirit; tone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("feel" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feel"):
Hollywood (a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry)
Zeitgeist (the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation)
Derivation:
feel (produce a certain impression)
feel (be felt or perceived in a certain way)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they feel ... he / she / it feels
Past simple: felt
Past participle: felt
-ing form: feeling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
Example:
She felt sad after her loss
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
feel like a million; feel like a million dollars (be in excellent health and spirits)
suffocate (feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sense 2
Meaning:
Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
Example:
I made the students feel different about themselves
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Derivation:
feelings (emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
Example:
I found the movie rather entertaining
Synonyms:
feel; find
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)
Verb group:
find; rule (decide on and make a declaration about)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They feel that there was a traffic accident
Derivation:
feel (an intuitive awareness)
feeling (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Examine by touch
Example:
The customer fingered the sweater
Synonyms:
feel; finger
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
"Feel" entails doing...:
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Verb group:
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
feeling (the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin)
feeler (slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)
feeler (one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
feel (a property perceived by touch)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
Example:
He felt the girl in the movie theater
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Verb group:
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
feel (manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Examine (a body part) by palpation
Example:
The runner felt her pulse
Synonyms:
feel; palpate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Verb group:
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Domain category:
medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
feel (a property perceived by touch)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Example:
He felt regret
Synonyms:
experience; feel
Classified under:
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
glow (be exuberant or high-spirited)
beam; glow; radiate; shine (experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion)
fly high (be elated)
die (feel indifferent towards)
burn (feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion)
pride oneself; take pride (feel proud of)
sympathise; sympathize (share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of)
joy; rejoice (feel happiness or joy)
sadden (come to feel sad)
regret; repent; rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about)
fume (be mad, angry, or furious)
suffer (experience (emotional) pain)
chafe (feel extreme irritation or anger)
cool off (feel less enamoured of something or somebody)
entertain; harbor; harbour; hold; nurse (maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings))
smolder; smoulder (have strong suppressed feelings)
congratulate; plume; pride (be proud of)
recapture (experience anew)
incline (feel favorably disposed or willing)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
John will feel angry
Also:
feel for (share the suffering of)
Derivation:
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
feelings (emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity))
Sense 8
Meaning:
Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
Example:
She felt the heat when she got out of the car
Synonyms:
feel; sense
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
comprehend; perceive (to become aware of through the senses)
Verb group:
feel (be felt or perceived in a certain way)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
feel (a property perceived by touch)
feeling (a physical sensation that you experience)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Undergo passive experience of
Example:
she felt his contempt of her
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
experience; go through; see (undergo or live through a difficult experience)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
feeling (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Grope or feel in search of something
Example:
He felt for his wallet
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
"Feel" entails doing...:
touch (perceive via the tactile sense)
Verb group:
feel; finger (examine by touch)
feel (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of)
feel; palpate (examine (a body part) by palpation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
grope for; scrabble (feel searchingly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The men feel the area for animals
Derivation:
feel (a property perceived by touch)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Produce a certain impression
Example:
It feels nice to be home again
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Derivation:
feel (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Find by testing or cautious exploration
Example:
He felt his way around the dark room
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
find; regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
feeler (one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
feeler (slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Be felt or perceived in a certain way
Example:
The sheets feel soft
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "feel" is one way to...):
appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Verb group:
feel; sense (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feel"):
crawl (feel as if crawling with insects)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sentence example:
The cool air does feel good
Derivation:
feel (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)
Context examples:
The fair girl advanced and bent over me till I could feel the movement of her breath upon me.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
We intend to examine when rejectors are motivated to feel better about themselves and when they would rather put the rejectee's needs ahead of their own.
(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The study found that feeling lonely was a stronger predictor of poor outcomes than living alone, in both men and women.
(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
WHO officials say the benefits from implementing such measures will be felt almost immediately.
(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)
I felt a wilting sensation, a sinking at the heart, and, I might just as well say, a giddiness.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
People who reported poor quality of sleep were 29% more likely to later have a stroke than people who felt they had slept well.
(Regular extended sleep increases risk of stroke, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Changes in rainy and dry seasons are already disrupting fish dynamics and making their effects felt by local communities.
(Amazon fish ‘face new threats’, SciDev.Net)
When I think of this deggerredation, I feel that I can bear even my flat nose and purple gown with yellow sky-rockets on it.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
(Angina, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
They might attack, however, if they feel threatened, are sick, or are protecting their young or territory.
(Animal Bites, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
