Verb: grope growp
- Feel about uncertainly or blindly
"She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom";
- fumble
- Search blindly or uncertainly
"His mind groped to make the connection"
- Fondle for sexual pleasure
"He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly";
- feel up [slang], cop a feel [slang], touch up [Brit, slang], fumble [slang]
- The act of groping; an instance of groping
"His unwanted grope of his coworker led to a sexual harassment complaint"
Derived forms: groped, gropes, groping
Type of: assay [archaic], attempt, caress, essay, fondle, look for, search, seek, touch, touching, try
Encyclopedia: Grope