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    [Verb]  | "grok" | \ ˈgräk \


    1: to understand profoundly and intuitively


    Origin: 1961 ;

     Coined by Robert A. Heinlein †1988 American author;

    [Verb]  | "groks" 


    1: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe "





    [Verb]  | "grok" 


    1: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe "



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     [ "grok" ]

    1: To understand profoundly through intuition or empathy.

     [ "grok" ]

    1: Taken from the book 'Stranger in a Strange Land,' literally meaning 'to drink' but taken to mean 'understanding.' Often used by programmers and other assorted geeks.

      * e.g.,  ... It took me a long time to grok Perl, but now I can read it without going blind! 

     [ "Grokked" ]

    1:  From the word Grok meaning something along the lines of to deeply understand. Hence Grokked means to deeply understand a person/object/thing.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you Grokked your SysAdmin today? 


     [ "Grokked" ]

    2: Origionally from "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein.

     [ "Grok" ]

    1:  Martain word meaning literally, 'to drink'.

      * e.g.,  ... I grok water. 


     [ "Grok" ]

    2:  Also 'love', 'hate', and much more. To grok means to understand and empathize with something or someone to the extent that the object or person becomes part of ones' sense self.

      * e.g.,  ... I grok God. 


     [ "Grok" ]

    3:  To become one with.

      * e.g.,  ... I grok Jill. 

     [ "grok" ]

    1: To drink in, to make a part of one's self

      * e.g.,  ... To grok life, love, and God, this is a noble goal 

     [ "grok" ]

    1:  To understand something intimately and completely. (originally from Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein)

      * e.g.,  ... Almost all C compilers grok the void type these days. 


     [ "grok" ]

    2:  With programs, having sufficient understanding.

     [ "grok" ]

    1: To know something in and out and be able to exist in it's embodiment.

      * e.g.,  ... I grok Spock. 

     [ "Grok" ]

    1: a proper hench scruff who doesnt shower and stinks

      * e.g.,  ... "aye lad look at the state of that kid over there." 

     [ "grok" ]

    1: Understand

      * e.g.,  ... The script kiddie obviously did not grok what he was doing. 

     [ "grok" ]

    1: To learn and understand how something works, typically through experimentation.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you tried to grok dojo? 

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