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English noun: feel | |||
| 1. | feel (cognition) an intuitive awareness | ||
| Samples | He has a feel for animals. It's easy when you get the feel of it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness | ||
| 2. | feel (state) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | ||
| Samples | The feel of the city excited him. A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting. It had the smell of treason. | ||
| Synonyms | feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Hollywood, Zeitgeist | ||
| 3. | feel (attribute) a property perceived by touch | ||
| Synonyms | tactile property | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | texture, touch | ||
| 4. | feel (act) manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure | ||
| Samples | The girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arousal, foreplay, stimulation | ||
English verb: feel | |||
| 1. | feel (emotion) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind | ||
| Samples | She felt resentful. He felt regret. | ||
| Examples | John will feel angry | ||
| Synonyms | experience | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anger, beam, burn, chafe, congratulate, cool off, die, entertain, fly high, fume, glow, glow, harbor, harbour, hold, incline, joy, nurse, plume, pride, pride oneself, radiate, recapture, regret, rejoice, repent, rue, sadden, see red, shine, smolder, smoulder, suffer, sympathise, sympathize, take pride | ||
| 2. | feel (cognition) come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds | ||
| Samples | I feel that he doesn't like me. I find him to be obnoxious. I found the movie rather entertaining. | ||
| Examples | They feel that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | find | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclude, reason, reason out | ||
| Verb group | find, rule | ||
| 3. | feel (perception) perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles | ||
| Samples | He felt the wind. She felt an object brushing her arm. He felt his flesh crawl. She felt the heat when she got out of the car. | ||
| Synonyms | sense | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comprehend, perceive | ||
| Verb group | feel | ||
| 4. | feel (body) be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state | ||
| Samples | My cold is gone--I feel fine today. She felt tired after the long hike. She felt sad after her loss. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | feel like a million, feel like a million dollars, suffocate | ||
| 5. | feel (cognition) have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude | ||
| Samples | She felt small and insignificant. You make me feel naked. I made the students feel different about themselves. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||
| 6. | feel (perception) undergo passive experience of: | ||
| Samples | We felt the effects of inflation. Her fingers felt their way through the string quartet. She felt his contempt of her. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, go through, see | ||
| 7. | feel (stative) be felt or perceived in a certain way | ||
| Samples | The ground feels shaky. The sheets feel soft. | ||
| Examples | The cool air does feel good | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crawl | ||
| Verb group | feel, sense | ||
| 8. | feel (perception) grope or feel in search of something | ||
| Samples | He felt for his wallet. | ||
| Examples | The men feel the area for animals | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grope for, scrabble | ||
| Entail | touch | ||
| Verb group | feel, feel, feel, finger, palpate | ||
| 9. | feel (contact) examine by touch | ||
| Samples | Feel this soft cloth!. The customer fingered the sweater. | ||
| Synonyms | finger | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Entail | touch | ||
| Verb group | feel | ||
| 10. | feel (contact) examine (a body part) by palpation | ||
| Samples | The nurse palpated the patient's stomach. The runner felt her pulse. | ||
| Synonyms | palpate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
| Verb group | feel | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
| 11. | feel (possession) find by testing or cautious exploration | ||
| Samples | He felt his way around the dark room. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | find, regain | ||
| 12. | feel (perception) produce a certain impression | ||
| Samples | It feels nice to be home again. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appear, look, seem | ||
| 13. | feel (contact) pass one's hands over the sexual organs of | ||
| Samples | He felt the girl in the movie theater. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
| Verb group | feel | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
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