Definition of: feel

(fēl) v. felt, feel·ing v.t.
1. To touch; examine by touching or handling.
2. To perceive or become aware of by the senses: to feel the prick of a pin.
3. To be conscious of the effects of: to feel the weight of a storm.
4. To be conscious of mentally; experience: to feel joy.
5. To have the emotions stirred by; be affected by: to feel a slight.
6. To be convinced of intellectually; believe in: to feel the need for reform.
—v.i.
7. To have perception as if by the sense of touch: I feel cold.
8. To seem; appear: The air feels humid to me.
9. To have the emotions or opinions stirred: I feel strongly about the matter.
10. To make examination with or as with the hands; grope: to feel around a room.
—to feel like Colloq. To have a desire or inclination for: to feel like a swim.
—to feel one's oats Colloq. To act in a high-spirited manner.
—to feel out
1. To examine the possibilities of (a situation).
2. To talk to (a person) so as to determine opinions, ideas, etc.
—to feel up to To feel able to do.
—noun
1. The sense of touch.
2. Sensation; perception by touch.
3. Perception in general as accompanied with feeling: the feel of joy.
4. The quality of a thing that is perceived by the touch: Fur has a soft feel. [OE fēlan]