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Idiom

feel up

Meaning

To grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She felt up the stranger in the crowded club.”

“The woman left the party immediately after a man tried to feel her up on the dance floor.”

“Security guards removed the man from the premises after several guests reported that he was attempting to feel them up.”

Examples

simple

“She felt up the stranger in the crowded club.”

contextual

“The woman left the party immediately after a man tried to feel her up on the dance floor.”

complex

“Security guards removed the man from the premises after several guests reported that he was attempting to feel them up.”

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