Hypernyms for "touch"
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abut
act upon
adhere
adjoin
affect
apply
attach
border
bother
brush
buss
butt
butt against
butt on
capstone
catch
center
center on
chafe
cleave
cling
cohere
collide with
color
colour
common touch
complexion
concentrate on
contact
copestone
cover
creepiness
cutaneous sensation
dab
dig
discommode
disoblige
distort
edge
endanger
engage
environ
excite
expose
feel
finger
fingering
finishing touch
focus on
fray
fret
get
go for
grab
grazing
grope
handle
handling
haptic sensation
henna
hit
hitting
hold
hug
hydrolise
hydrolize
impinge on
incommode
inconvenience
influence
interest
involve
jab
kiss
lap
lean against
lean on
lick
light touch
manipulation
march
matter to
mouth
osculate
osculation
palm
palpate
palpation
pat
peril
physical contact
pick up
press
process
put out
queer
reach into
receive
redound
regard
repercuss
rest on
revolve about
revolve around
ring
rub
run into
scratch
scupper
shaving
skim
skim over
skimming
skin sensation
skirt
slam-dunk
snap
snatch
snog
snuff
spread over
stick
stimulate
strike
strike a blow
striking
stroke
stroking
subject
surround
tactual exploration
tag
tap
tell on
thumb
tickle
tickling
tincture
tinge
titillation
toe
touch
treat
trouble
upset
violate
work
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.