| 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. |
| 4. | pertaining to or made of felt. |
| 5. | to make into felt; mat or press together. |
| 6. | to cover with or as with felt. |
| 7. | to become matted together. |
verb, felt, feel⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 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 fol. 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. |
| 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? |
| 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. |
| 19. | Slang: Vulgar. an act or instance of feeling up. |
| 20. | feel for,
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| 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). |
feel (fēl) v. felt (fělt), feel·ing, feels v. tr.
feel outTo try cautiously or indirectly to ascertain the viewpoint or nature of. feel up Vulgar To touch or fondle (someone) sexually. Idiom(s): feel in (one's) bonesTo have an intuition of. Idiom(s): feel like Informal To have an inclination or desire for: felt like going for a walk. Idiom(s): feel like (oneself)To sense oneself as being in one's normal state of health or spirits: I just don't feel like myself today. Idiom(s): feel (one's) oats
[Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.] |
felt 2 (fělt) v. Past tense and past participle of feel. |
feel (so)
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feel (fēl)
v. felt (fělt), feel·ing, feels
To perceive through the sense of touch.
To perceive as a physical sensation, as of pain.
To be conscious of a particular physical, mental, or emotional state.