grok

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

To grok life, love, and God, this is a noble goal
--Fred Cain

by Barsabus Justus March 20, 2003

grok

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

2. With programs, having sufficient understanding.

Almost all C compilers grok the void type these days.

by tobym4 July 30, 2008

grok

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

I grok Spock.

by JrnymnNate January 5, 2003

grok

Understand

The script kiddie obviously did not grok what he was doing.

by klm October 11, 2002

grok

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

Have you tried to grok dojo?

by tabmow July 12, 2006

grok in the fullness

To understand completely. To embody an I deal. From Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land".

Take the Fonz. He doesn't just get women, he groks them in the fullness.

by Roger D. Reynolds September 26, 2004

grok blocking

v

The annoying habit of interrupting a person trying to make a point or posing a distraction for those trying to understand said point.

Conference attendee 1 "Hans Rosling gave a compelling speech about the world's economy, did you catch it?"

Conference attendee 2 "No! Some heckler was grok blocking me!"

Conference attendee 1 "Too bad. It was very informative."

by Lisa Padilla April 18, 2008