grope vs play with

grope

verb
  • To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • An act of groping, especially sexually. 

play with

verb
  • To sexually stimulate a person or a person's erogenous zone. 

  • To trick. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with. 

  • To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance. 

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