grope
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete)To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
- 2.
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.
a. 1812. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, sermon to grope about a little longer among the miseries and sensualities of a worldly life
- 3.
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
The parents found the couple kissing and groping.
- 4.
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!
- 5.
(obsolete)To examine; to test; to sound.
Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(informal)An act of groping, especially sexually.
The old man tried to get a quick grope of the young lady on the train.
- 2.
(obsolete)An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English gripe); compare also grip.