grope.
To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
Meaning & usage
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.
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
The parents found the couple kissing and groping.
To intentionally and inappropriately touch or rub against another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification.
That old man groped that girl on the train!
To examine; to test; to sound.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English gripe); compare also grip.
An act of groping, especially sexually.
The old man tried to get a quick grope of the young lady on the train.
An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English gripe); compare also grip.
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