grok

G0276500 (grŏk)tr.v. grok·ked, grok·king, groks Slang To understand profoundly through intuition or empathy.

[Coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his Stranger in a Strange Land.]

grok

(ɡrɒk) vbto understand completely and intuitively

grok

(grɒk)
v. grokked, grok•king. Slang. v.t. 1. to understand thoroughly and intuitively. v.i. 2. to communicate sympathetically. [coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)]

Thesaurus

Verb

grok - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, savvy, grasp, compass, digunderstand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"figure - understand; "He didn't figure her"catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feelingdigest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"

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grok

To comprehend something fully, usually with the aid of one's intuition or empathy. Originated in Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Did you grok that? I know it's a lot to take in.

grok

(grɔk) tv. to “drink” in a concept or knowledge and assimilate it; to understand something; to appreciate someone or something; to relate to someone or something. I don’t quite grok that. Run it by again, would you?

grok

/grok/, /grohk/ (From the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land",by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word meaningliterally "to drink" and metaphorically "to be one with")

1. To understand, usually in a global sense. Connotesintimate and exhaustive knowledge.

Contrast zen, which is similar supernal understandingexperienced as a single brief flash. See also glark.

2. Used of programs, may connote merely sufficientunderstanding. "Almost all C compilers grok the "void" typethese days."

grok

To have a thorough understanding of a subject. The word comes from Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land," and it means "to drink" in Martian. Of course. But more specifically in the book, it meant to take something in so thoroughly that it becomes part of you.

Grokking the GIMP

The GIMP is a sophisticated paint and image editing program in the Unix environment (see GIMP). This book, "Grokking the GIMP" by Carey Bunks is a title that means "Completely Understand the GIMP." (Image courtesy of New Riders Publishing, www.newriders.com)

Acronym

Definition

GROK➣Graphical Representation Knowledge

GROK➣Genealogical Relations of Knowledge (University of Kent at Canterbury; UK)

GROK➣Graphical Representation of Knowledge Laboratory (University of Iowa)

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verb get the meaning of something

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