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Meaning of 'grope' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grope [ v. i.]
- To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
- To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
2 . Grope [ v. t.]
- To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
- To examine; to test; to sound.

Meaning of 'grope' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grope [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fondle for sexual pleasure
Example in sentence:
  • He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly
Meaning (2):
- search blindly or uncertainly
Example in sentence:
  • His mind groped to make the connection
Meaning (3):
- feel about uncertainly or blindly
Example in sentence:
  • She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom

Nearby Words:

groan groaned groanful groaning groat groats grocer groceries grocery grog

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