grope

1. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.

   a. 1812. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, sermon to grope about a little longer among the miseries and sensualities of a worldly life

   tappen, herumtasten

   щу́патьščúpatʹ, ощу́пыватьoščúpyvatʹ, нащу́пыватьnaščúpyvatʹ

2. To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

   The parents found the couple kissing and groping.

   begrapschen, grapschen

   щу́патьščúpatʹ, ла́патьlápatʹ, ласка́тьlaskátʹ

3. To intentionally and inappropriately touch or rub against another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification.

   That old man groped that girl on the train!

4. (obsolete)To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

   tasten

   нащу́пыватьnaščúpyvatʹ

5. (obsolete)To examine; to test; to sound.

1. He groped for the doorknob in the dark.

   ruОн нащупал дверную ручку в темноте.

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2. I groped around in the dark for keys.

   ruЯ шарил вокруг впотьмах в поисках ключей.

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3. She groped for the light switch in the dark.

   ruОна нащупала в темноте выключатель.

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4. I groped around in the dark for my flashlight.

   ruЯ поискал фонарик на ощупь в темноте.

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5. Tom groped for the flashlight that had fallen behind the couch.

   ruТом пошарил руками в поисках упавшего за диван фонарика.

   deTom tastete nach einer Taschenlampe, die hinter das Sofa gefallen war.

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