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.
–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.
19.
Slang:Vulgar. an act or instance of feeling up.
—Verb phrases
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.
—Idioms
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.
To undergo the experience of: felt my interest rising; felt great joy.
To be aware of; sense: felt the anger of the crowd.
To be emotionally affected by: She still feels the loss of her dog.
To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds: I feel that what the informant says may well be true.
To believe; think: She felt his answer to be evasive.
To test or explore with caution: feel one's way in a new job.
To undergo the experience of: felt my interest rising; felt great joy.
To be aware of; sense: felt the anger of the crowd.
To be emotionally affected by: She still feels the loss of her dog.
To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds: I feel that what the informant says may well be true.
To believe; think: She felt his answer to be evasive.
To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds: I feel that what the informant says may well be true.
To believe; think: She felt his answer to be evasive.
v.
intr.
To experience sensations of touch.
To produce a particular sensation, especially through the sense of touch: The sheets felt smooth.
To produce a particular impression; appear to be; seem: It feels good to be home. See Usage Note at well2.
To be conscious of a specified kind or quality of physical, mental, or emotional state: felt warm and content; feels strongly about the election.
To seek or explore something by the sense of touch: felt for the light switch in the dark.
To have compassion or sympathy: I feel for him in his troubles.
n.
Perception by or as if by touch; sensation: a feel of autumn in the air.
The sense of touch: a surface that is rough to the feel.
An act or instance of touching or feeling.
Vulgar An act or instance of sexual touching or fondling.
The nature or quality of something as perceived by or as if by the sense of touch: "power steering that seems overassisted, eliminating road feel"(Mark Ginsburg).
Overall impression or effect; atmosphere: "gives such disparate pictures . . . a crazily convincing documentary feel"(Stephen King).
Intuitive awareness or natural ability: has a feel for decorating.
Phrasal Verb(s): feel out
To 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) bones
To 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
To be energetic and playful.
To act in a self-important manner.
[Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.]
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."
(of) a type of cloth made of wool that has been pressed together not woven Example: She bought a metre of felt to re-cover the card table (= table for playing cards on); a felt hat
Feel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Felt; p. pr. & vb. n. Feeling.] [AS. f?lan; akin to OS. gif?lian to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. f["u]hlen, Icel. f[=a]lma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm paim of the hand, L. palma. Cf. Fumble, Palm.]1. To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel. --Creecn. 2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son. --Gen. xxvii. 21. He hath this to feel my affection to your honor. --Shak. 3. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. Teach me to feel another's woe. --Pope. Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing. --Eccl. viii. 5. He best can paint them who shall feel them most. --Pope. Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt. --Byron. 4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. For then, and not till then, he felt himself. --Shak. 5. To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it.
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