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grope
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groʊp
/
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grohp
]
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verb,
groped,
grop·ing,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way:
I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
2.
to search blindly or uncertainly:
He seemed to be groping for an answer to the question.
verb (used with object)
3.
to seek by or as if by
groping
:
to grope one's way up the dark stairs.
4.
to touch or handle (someone) for sexual pleasure.
noun
5.
an act or instance of
groping
.
6.
Slang.
an act or instance of sexually fondling another person.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
gropien,
Old English
grāpian,
derivative of
grāp
grasp; akin to
gripe
,
grasp
Synonyms
1.
fumble, probe, fish.
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World English Dictionary
grope
(ɡrəʊp)
—
vb
(usually foll by
for
)
1.
to feel or search about uncertainly (for something) with the hands
2.
(
intr;
usually foll by
for
or
after
) to search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc)
3.
(
tr
) to find or make (one's way) by groping
4.
slang
(
tr
) to feel or fondle the body of (someone) for sexual gratification
—
n
5.
the act of groping
[Old English
grāpian;
related to Old High German
greifōn,
Norwegian
greipa;
compare
gripe
]
'gropingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
grope
O.E. grapian "to feel about as one blind or in darkness," originally "to feel or handle," related to gripan "grasp at" (see
gripe
). Fig. sense is from early 14c. Indecent sense (marked as "obsolete" in OED) is from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Most people immediately declare that these acts are wrong and then
grope
to
justify why they are wrong.
As rival leaders
grope
for a definition of the centre-left, however, a
political gap is opening up to their left.
And the only alternative is a
grope
down or a
grope
up.
Human babies gum and
grope
for things to soothe the pain, handling all
possibilities before putting them into their mouths.
They may still
grope
each other--but they'll do it intelligently.
He's an aging, obese, theatrical schoolteacher who offers pupils motorbike rides in order to
grope
them.
Human babies gum and
grope
for things munch on to soothe the pain.
When pressed for a fuller account, they tend to
grope
and rely on minimal discourse.
Grope
as you might or run the broom under the bed, it was gone forever.
May reach from boat with rake-tongs and
grope
for shellfish by moving handles to open and close tongs.
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"The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind; you shall
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about at noon as blind people
grope
in darkness, but you shall be unable to find your way; and you shall be continually abused and robbed, without anyone to help."
-unknown author
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