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Definition von grope for im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Search uncertainly for (a word or answer) in one's mind; feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"; feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark
grope: an iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel
Gropes appear to be pieces of iron binding together the inner joint of the fitting, and grope-nails to have been used for fastening these to the wood.
grope: An act of groping, especially sexually
grope: {v} to feel or search for in the dark
grope: the act of groping; and instance of groping fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
grope: To examine; to test; to sound
grope: To touch (another person) closely and sexually
grope: the act of groping; and instance of groping
grope: {f} find one's way by feeling with the hands, feel about, probe; search uncertainly, seek blindly; touch or feel someone's body
grope: search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection
grope: To feel with or use the hands; to handle
grope: disapproval If one person gropes another, they touch or take hold of them in a rough, sexual way. He would try to grope her breasts and put his hand up her skirt. Grope is also a noun. She even boasted of having a grope in a cupboard with a 13-year-old. touching someone's body to get sexual pleasure, especially when they do not want you to do this
grope: fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
grope: 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
grope: If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the door open Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet. = fumble
grope: To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight
grope: If you grope for something, for example the solution to a problem, you try to think of it, when you have no real idea what it could be. She groped for a simple word to express a simple idea. + groping gropings grop·ing They continue their groping towards a constitutional settlement
grope: If you grope your way to a place, you move there, holding your hands in front of you and feeling the way because you cannot see anything. I didn't turn on the light, but groped my way across the room. = feel
grope: feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
grope: search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"