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grope G0277700 (grōp)v. groped, grop·ing, gropes v.intr.1. To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone.2. To search blindly or uncertainly: grope for an answer.v.tr.1. To make (one's way) by reaching about uncertainly.2. Slang To handle or fondle for sexual pleasure.n. The act or an instance of groping.
[Middle English gropen, from Old English grāpian.]
grop′er n.grop′ing·ly adv.grope (ɡrəʊp) vb1. (usually foll by: for) to feel or search about uncertainly (for something) with the hands2. (intr; usually foll by for or after) to search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc)3. (tr) to find or make (one's way) by groping4. (tr) slang to feel or fondle the body of (someone) for sexual gratificationnthe act of groping[Old English grāpian; related to Old High German greifōn, Norwegian greipa; compare gripe] ˈgropingly advgrope (groʊp)
v. groped, grop•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one's way hesitantly: to grope around in the darkness. 2. to search blindly or uncertainly: to be groping for an answer. v.t. 3. to seek by or as if by groping: to grope one's way up the dark stairs. 4. Slang. to touch or handle (someone) for sexual pleasure; fondle. n. 5. an act or instance of groping. 6. Slang. an act or instance of sexually fondling another person. [before 900; Old English grāpian, derivative of grāp grasp; akin to grip, gripe] grop′er, n. grop′ing•ly, adv. grope
Past participle: groped
Gerund: groping
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| I grope | | you grope | | he/she/it gropes | | we grope | | you grope | | they grope |
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| I groped | | you groped | | he/she/it groped | | we groped | | you groped | | they groped |
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| I am groping | | you are groping | | he/she/it is groping | | we are groping | | you are groping | | they are groping |
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| I have groped | | you have groped | | he/she/it has groped | | we have groped | | you have groped | | they have groped |
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| I was groping | | you were groping | | he/she/it was groping | | we were groping | | you were groping | | they were groping |
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| I had groped | | you had groped | | he/she/it had groped | | we had groped | | you had groped | | they had groped |
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| I will grope | | you will grope | | he/she/it will grope | | we will grope | | you will grope | | they will grope |
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| I will have groped | | you will have groped | | he/she/it will have groped | | we will have groped | | you will have groped | | they will have groped |
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| I will be groping | | you will be groping | | he/she/it will be groping | | we will be groping | | you will be groping | | they will be groping |
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| I have been groping | | you have been groping | | he/she/it has been groping | | we have been groping | | you have been groping | | they have been groping |
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| I will have been groping | | you will have been groping | | he/she/it will have been groping | | we will have been groping | | you will have been groping | | they will have been groping |
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| I had been groping | | you had been groping | | he/she/it had been groping | | we had been groping | | you had been groping | | they had been groping |
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| I would grope | | you would grope | | he/she/it would grope | | we would grope | | you would grope | | they would grope |
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| I would have groped | | you would have groped | | he/she/it would have groped | | we would have groped | | you would have groped | | they would have groped |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  grope - the act of groping; and instance of gropingtouching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" | | Verb | 1. | grope - feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"fumblelook for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"grope for, scrabble - feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" | | 2. | grope - search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" | | 3. | grope - fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" |
gropeverb1. feel, search, fumble, flounder, fish, finger, scrabble, cast about, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.) He groped in his pocket for his wallet.2. fondle, touch, stroke, caress He kept trying to grope her breasts.gropeverbTo reach about or search blindly or uncertainly:feel, fumble, grabble, poke.Translationsgrope (grəup) verb to search for something by feeling with one's hands. He groped his way through the smoke; He groped for the door. 摸索 摸索grope
grope in the dark1. Literally, to feel about without the use of one's eyes, as due to blindness or an absence of light. I was groping in the dark down in this basement for ten minutes before I could find a light switch.2. To seek (something) in a blind, aimless, or uncertain manner, especially to find a solution, meaning, or sense of purpose. We've been groping in the dark for a way to pay our mortgage, but I just don't see how we'll be able to afford it. Pretty much everyone gropes in the dark at some point or another, trying to figure out the meaning of life.See also: dark, gropegrope after (someone or something)To try, often unsuccessfully, to touch, catch, or grasp someone or something. I groped after Sally's hand as the car came careening down the street. Tanya groped after the string, but it slipped away, and the balloon floated toward the sky.See also: after, gropegrope at (someone or something)To try, often unsuccessfully, to touch, catch, or grasp someone or something. I groped at Sally's hand as the car came careening down the street. Tanya groped at the string, but it slipped away, and the balloon floated toward the sky.See also: gropegroup-gropevulgar slang A scenario in which multiple, possibly many, people engage in sexual touching or activity. The rumor is that they used to host these creepy group-gropes at that mansion.grope (about) (for someone or something) and grope (around) (for someone or something)to feel around blindly for someone or something. In the darkness, he groped about for his glasses. Fran groped for the light switch and found it.grope after someone or somethingto reach for a departing or fleeing person or thing awkwardly or ineffectually. The feeble hand groped after the departing form. I groped after the cat as it ran under the bed.See also: after, gropegrope (around)(for someone or something) Go to grope (about) (for someone or something).grope at someone or somethingto reach for someone or something blindly. She groped feebly at the form she could hardly see. Sharon groped at Frank as he ran out to get the doctor.See also: gropegroup-grope n. a real or imagined group of people engaged in sexual activities. That party turned into a hopeless group-grope. MedicalSeefrotteurismGROPE
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grope
Synonyms for gropeverb feelSynonyms- feel
- search
- fumble
- flounder
- fish
- finger
- scrabble
- cast about
- fossick
verb fondleSynonymsSynonyms for gropeverb to reach about or search blindly or uncertainlySynonymsSynonyms for gropenoun the act of gropingRelated Wordsverb feel about uncertainly or blindlySynonymsRelated Words- look for
- search
- seek
- grope for
- scrabble
verb search blindly or uncertainlyRelated Wordsverb fondle for sexual pleasureRelated Words |