felt

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felt

1[felt]
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feel.
Example Sentences
  • Ask them afterwards how the event made them feel and how long they felt it lasted.
  • But it could take a generation or two before the full impact is felt.
  • The biggest surprise was how different each game one felt.
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felt

2[felt]
noun
1.
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
2.
any article made of this material, as a hat.
3.
any matted fabric or material, as a mat of asbestos fibers, rags, or old paper, used for insulation and in construction.
adjective
4.
pertaining to or made of felt.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make into felt; mat or press together.
6.
to cover with or as with felt.
verb (used without object)
7.
to become matted together.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Filz; see filter

feel

[feel] verb, felt, feel·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to perceive or examine by touch.
2.
to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell: to feel a toothache.
3.
to find or pursue (one's way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves.
4.
to be or become conscious of.
5.
to be emotionally affected by: to feel one's disgrace keenly.
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6.
to experience the effects of: The whole region felt the storm.
7.
to have a particular sensation or impression of (often used reflexively and usually followed by an adjunct or complement): to feel oneself slighted.
8.
to have a general or thorough conviction of; think; believe: I feel he's guilty.
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verb (used without object)
9.
to have perception by touch or by any nerves of sensation other than those of sight, hearing, taste, and smell.
10.
to make examination by touch; grope.
11.
to perceive a state of mind or a condition of body: to feel happy; to feel well.
12.
to have a sensation of being: to feel warm.
13.
to make itself perceived or apparent; seem: How does it feel to be rich?
noun
14.
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
15.
a sensation of something felt; a vague mental impression or feeling: a feel of winter; a feel of sadness in the air.
16.
the sense of touch: soft to the feel.
17.
native ability or acquired sensitivity: to have a feel for what is right.
18.
Informal. an act or instance of touching with the hand or fingers.
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19.
Slang: Vulgar. an act or instance of feeling up.
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20.
feel for,
a.
to feel sympathy for or compassion toward; empathize with: I know you're disappointed and upset, and I feel for you.
b.
Southeastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. to have a liking or desire for: If you feel for more pie, just help yourself.
21.
feel out, to attempt to ascertain (the nature of a situation, someone's attitude, etc.) by indirect or subtle means: Why not feel out the other neighbors' opinions before you make a complaint.
22.
feel up, Slang: Vulgar. to fondle or touch (someone) in a sexual manner.
23.
feel up to, Informal. to feel or be able to; be capable of: He didn't feel up to going to the theater so soon after his recent illness.
24.
cop a feel, Slang: Vulgar. to touch another person's body sexually, often in a quick and surreptitious way.
25.
feel like, Informal. to have a desire for; be favorably disposed to: I don't feel like going out tonight. Do you feel like a movie?
26.
feel like oneself, to be in one's usual frame of mind or state of health: She hasn't been feeling like herself since the accident. Also, feel oneself.
27.
feel no pain. pain (def. 5).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English felen, Old English fēlan; cognate with Old Saxon fōlian, German fühlen; akin to Old Norse falma to grope. See fumble

o·ver·feel, verb, o·ver·felt, o·ver·feel·ing.
re·feel, verb, re·felt, re·feel·ing.
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felt1 (fɛlt)
 
vb
the past tense and past participle of feel

felt2 (fɛlt)
 
n
1.  a.  a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action
 b.  (as modifier): a felt hat
2.  any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting
 
vb
3.  (tr) to make into or cover with felt
4.  (intr) to become matted
 
[Old English; related to Old Saxon filt, Old High German filz felt, Latin pellere to beat, Greek pelas close; see anvil, filter]

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feel
O.E. felan "to touch," from Gmc. *folijanan (cf. Du. voelen, Ger. fühlen "to feel," O.N. falma "to grope"), from PIE base *(s)pol-/*(s)pal- "to strike softly" (cf. Gk. psallein "to pluck (the harp)," L. palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"). The sense in O.E. was "to perceive
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through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. Noun sense of "sexual grope" is from 1932; from verbal phrase to feel (someone) up (1930).

felt
O.E. felt, from W.Gmc. *feltaz (cf. M.Du. vilt, O.H.G. filz, Da. filt), from P.Gmc. *peltaz "something beaten," from PIE *peldos- (cf. O.C.S. plusti), with a sense of "beating."
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feel (fēl)
v. felt (fělt), feel·ing, feels

  1. To perceive through the sense of touch.

  2. To perceive as a physical sensation, as of pain.

  3. To be conscious of a particular physical, mental, or emotional state.

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feel (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to understand someone. : Do you feel me? If not, I'll say it again and again till you do!
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