1. A fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

1. Mat together and make felt-like
   "felt the wool" 
2. Cover with felt
   "felt a cap" 
3. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   "The fabric felted up after several washes"
   - felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat

1. Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
   - experience 
2. Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
   "I feel that he doesn't like me"
   - find 
3. Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
   "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
   - sense 
4. Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
   "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss" 
5. Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behaviour or attitude
   "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" 
6. Undergo passive experience of
   "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" 
7. Be felt or perceived in a certain way
   "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" 
8. Grope or feel in search of something
   "He felt for his wallet" 
9. Examine by touch
   "Feel this soft cloth!"
   - finger 
10. Examine (a body part) by palpation
    "The runner felt her pulse"
    - palpate 
11. Find by testing or cautious exploration
    "He felt his way around the dark room" 
12. Produce a certain impression
    "It feels nice to be home again" 
13. Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
    "He felt the girl in the movie theatre"

Derived forms: felted, felting, felts

See also: feel for, feeler, feeling, feelings

Type of: appear, be, believe, change, cloth, comprehend, conceive, conclude, consider, cover, entangle, experience, fabric, find, go through, look, look for, mat, material, perceive, reason, reason out, regain, search, see, seek, seem, snarl, tangle, textile, think, touch

Encyclopedia: Feel

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