grope
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of groping; and instance of groping
Types & categories
- touching hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel about uncertainly or blindly
She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
Types & categories
- search hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
search blindly or uncertainly
His mind groped to make the connection
Types & categories
- attempt hypernym
Related & opposite
- grope derivation
Sense 4 verb
fondle for sexual pleasure
He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly
Types & categories
- caress hypernym
Related & opposite
- grope derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grope |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fumble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grope |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | touching |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | scrabble |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grope |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | search |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grope |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attempt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | grope |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | caress |