grope 音标拼音: [gr'op]
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grope n 1 :
the act of groping ;
and instance of groping v 1 :
feel about uncertainly or blindly ; "
She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom " [
synonym : {
grope },
{
fumble }]
2 :
search blindly or uncertainly ; "
His mind groped to make the connection "
3 :
fondle for sexual pleasure ; "
He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly "
Grope \
Grope \,
v .
t .
1 .
To search out by feeling in the dark ;
as ,
we groped our way at midnight .
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2 .
To examine ;
to test ;
to sound . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Felix gropeth him ,
thinking to have a bribe .
--
Genevan Test . (
Acts xxiv . ).
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Grope \
Grope \ (
gr [=
o ]
p ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Groped }
(
gr [=
o ]
pt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Groping }.] [
OE .
gropen ,
gropien ,
grapien ,
AS .
gr [=
a ]
pian to touch ,
grope ,
fr .
gr [
imac ]
pan to gripe .
See {
Gripe }.]
1 .
To feel with or use the hands ;
to handle . [
Obs .]
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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 .
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We grope for the wall like the blind . --
Is .
lix .
10 .
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To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life . --
Buckminster .
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grope ":
agonize over ,
be at sea ,
be uncertain ,
beat about ,
doubt ,
examine ,
explore ,
feel ,
feel around ,
feel for ,
feel unsure ,
fish ,
flounder ,
fumble ,
grabble ,
grope for ,
poke ,
poke around ,
probe ,
prod ,
pry ,
pry around ,
puzzle over ,
question ,
quick look ,
root ,
scrabble ,
search ,
tentative examination ,
thrash about ,
wonder ,
wonder whether
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