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101 grope for an answer
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102 grope one's way
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103 grope (one's) way through a dark street
Макаров: ощупью идти по тёмной улицеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope (one's) way through a dark street
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104 grope about for information
Общая лексика: рыскать в поисках сведенийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope about for information
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105 grope after the truth
Общая лексика: доискиваться правды -
106 grope for a clue
Макаров: искать ключ -
107 grope for a way
СМИ: нащупывать способ -
108 grope for an answer
Макаров: искать ответ -
109 grope for hand
Общая лексика: искать (ощупью, чью-л.) руку -
110 grope for knowledge
Общая лексика: искать знаний, по крупице добывать знания -
111 grope for strategy
СМИ: искать стратегию -
112 grope for the door-handle
Общая лексика: нащупывать дверную ручкуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope for the door-handle
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113 grope for words
Общая лексика: подыскивать слова -
114 grope in drawer for a key
Общая лексика: нашаривать ключ в ящикеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope in drawer for a key
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115 grope in the dark
Общая лексика: двигаться ощупью в темноте, пробираться ощупью в потёмках -
116 grope somebody
Табуированная лексика: интимно ласкать женщину -
117 grope way out of a room
Общая лексика: ощупью выбраться из комнатыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope way out of a room
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118 grope way through a dark street
1) Общая лексика: ощупью идти по тёмной улице2) Макаров: (one's) ощупью идти по тёмной улицеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope way through a dark street
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119 grope control change
Англо русский политехнический словарь > grope control change
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120 grope in the dark
לגשש באפילה* * *◙ הליפאב ששגל◄
См. также в других словарях:
Grope — (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grope — Grope, v. t. 1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight. [1913 Webster] 2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe. Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grope — (v.) O.E. grapian to feel about (as one blind or in darkness), originally lay hold of, seize, touch, attain, related to gripan grasp at (see GRIPE (Cf. gripe)). Figurative sense is from early 14c. Indecent sense (marked as obsolete in OED) is… … Etymology dictionary
grope — [v] feel about for cast about, examine, explore, feel blindly, finger*, fish*, flounder, fumble, grabble, handle, manipulate, poke, pry, root, scrabble, search, touch; concepts 34,216,612 … New thesaurus
grope — ► VERB 1) feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands. 2) informal feel or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure, especially against their will. ► NOUN informal ▪ an act of groping someone. ORIGIN Old English, related to GRIPE(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
grope — [grōp] vi. groped, groping [ME gropien < OE grapian, to touch, seize, akin to Ger greifen, to grasp: for IE base see GRIPE] to feel or search about blindly, hesitantly, or uncertainly; feel one s way vt. 1. to seek or find (one s way) by… … English World dictionary
grope — I UK [ɡrəʊp] / US [ɡroʊp] verb Word forms grope : present tense I/you/we/they grope he/she/it gropes present participle groping past tense groped past participle groped 1) a) grope or grope around [intransitive] to search for something inside a… … English dictionary
grope — v. 1) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) 2) (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) * * * [grəʊp] (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) … Combinatory dictionary
grope — grope1 [grəup US group] v [: Old English; Origin: grapian] 1.) [I ] to try to find something that you cannot see by feeling with your hands grope for ▪ Ginny groped for her glasses on the bedside table. grope around ▪ We groped around in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grope — grope1 [ group ] verb 1. ) grope or grope around intransitive to search for something inside a container, bag, etc. by feeling with your hands: She was groping around in her purse for her keys. a ) transitive to try to get to a place by feeling… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grope — [[t]gro͟ʊp[/t]] gropes, groping, groped 1) VERB If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. [V for n] With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the… … English dictionary