feel
1. feel \'fe-(*)l\ \'felt\ vb or felt; or feel.ing [ME felen, fr. OE
fe-lan, akin to OHG fuolen to feel, L Xpalpare to caress, and perh. to Gk
pallein to brandish - more at POLEMIC 1a1: to touch in order to have a
tactile sensation 1a2: to examine or test by touching 1b: to perceive by
a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (a s of the skin or
muscles) 2a: to undergo passive experience of 2b: to suffer from 3: to
ascertain by cautious trial - often used with out 4a: to have an awareness
of 4b: BELIEVE, THINK 1a: to receive or be able to receive a tactile
sensation 1b: to search for something with the fingers 2: to be conscious
of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical con dition 3: to seem
esp. to the sense of touch 4: to have sympathy or pity
2. feel n 1: the sense of touch 2: SENSATION, FEELING 3a: the quality of
a thing as imparted through touch 3b: typical or peculiar quality or
atmosphere 4: intuitive knowledge or ability