Overview of noun feel

The noun feel has 4 senses

• feel -- (an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";)


• spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (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")


• tactile property, feel -- (a property perceived by touch)


• feel -- (manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel")

Overview of verb feel

The verb feel has 13 senses

• feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")


• 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")


• 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")


• 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")


• 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")


• feel -- (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")


• feel -- (be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft")


• feel -- (grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet")


• feel, finger -- (examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater")


• palpate, feel -- (examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse")


• feel -- (find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room")


• feel -- (produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again")


• feel -- (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater")