1. (

• feel

) an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals"; "it's easy when you get the feel of it" ;

2. (

• spirit ,
• tone ,
• feel ,
• feeling ,
• flavor ,
• flavour ,
• look ,
• smell

) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" ;

3. (

• tactile_property ,
• feel

) a property perceived by touch ;

4. (

• feel

) manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel" ;

1. (

• feel ,
• experience

) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" ;

2. (

• find ,
• feel

) come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" ;

3. (

• feel ,
• sense

) perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "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" ;

4. (

• feel

) be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone;

5. (

• feel ,

) have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" ;

6. (

• feel ,

) undergo passive experience of; "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" ;

7. (

• feel

) be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" ;

8. (

• feel ,

) grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" ;

9. (

• feel ,
• finger ,

) examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" ;

10. (

• palpate ,
• feel ,

) examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" ;

11. (

• feel

) find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" ;

12. (

• feel ,

) produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" ;

13. (

• feel ,

) pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater" ;