feel

feel [fēl]

vt.

felt, feeling [ME felen < OE felan, akin to Ger fühlen & L palpare, to stroke < ? IE base * pel-, to fly, flutter, cause to tremble > OE fīfealde, Ger falter, butterfly]

1. to touch or handle in order to become aware of; examine or test by touching or handling

2. to perceive or be aware of through physical sensation [to feel rain on the face]

3.

a) to experience (an emotion or condition) [to feel joy, pain, etc.]

b) to be moved by or very sensitive to [to feel death keenly]

4. to be aware of through intellectual perception [to feel the weight of an argument]

5. to think or believe, often for unanalyzed or emotional reasons [he feels that we should go]

vi.

1. to have physical sensation; be sentient

2. to appear to be to the senses, esp. to the sense of touch [the water feels warm]

3. to have the indicated emotional effect [it feels good to be wanted]

4. to try to find something by touching; grope (for)

5. to be or be aware of being [to feel sad, sick, certain, etc.]

6. to be moved to sympathy, pity, etc. (for)

n.

1. the act of feeling; perception by the senses

2. the sense of touch

3. the nature of a thing as perceived through touch [the feel of wet sawdust]

4. an emotional sensation or effect [the feel of happiness]

5. instinctive ability or appreciation [a feel for design]

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☆ feel like

Informal to have an inclination or desire for [I feel like some ice cream]

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feel like oneself or feel oneself

to feel normally healthy, fit, etc.

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feel one's way

to move or advance cautiously, by or as if by groping

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☆ feel out

to find out the opinions or attitude of by a cautious and indirect approach

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feel strongly about

to have decided opinions concerning

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feel up

Slang to fondle sexually: a mildly vulgar usage

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feel up to

Informal to feel capable of