touch
/tˈʌtʃ/
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Definitions
Noun
the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
Noun
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
Noun
a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
Noun
a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman''s touch"
Noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
Noun
a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Noun
a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"
Noun
a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
Noun
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
Noun
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
Noun
deftness in handling matters; "he has a master''s touch"
Noun
the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch"
Verb
make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
Verb
perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
Verb
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
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be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
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be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
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have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
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deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn''t touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won''t touch gambling"
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cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse''s flanks"
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to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"
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be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn''t even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
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tamper with; "Don''t touch my CDs!"
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make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
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comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
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consume; "She didn''t touch her food all night"
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color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
Synonyms
adjoin
advert
affect
allude
bear on
bear upon
come to
concern
contact
cutaneous senses
disturb
equal
extend to
feeling
ghost
have-to doe with
hint
impact
jot
match
meet
mite
partake
pertain
pinch
reach
refer
relate
rival
sense of touch
signature
skin senses
soupcon
speck
spot
stir
tactile sensation
tactual sensation
tinct
tinge
tint
touch modality
touch on
touch sensation
touching
trace
More General Terms
act
adeptness
adroitness
affect
alter
attack
be
care
change
color
color in
colorise
colorize
colour
colour in
colourise
colourize
communicating
communication
compete
comprehend
consume
contact
contend
deal
deed
deftness
exteroception
facility
fashion
feel
handle
have
hint
human action
human activity
impinging
impress
ingest
manage
manner
mode
modify
move
perceive
perception
proffer
proposition
quickness
small indefinite amount
small indefinite quantity
solicitation
somatosense
strike
striking
style
suggest
suggestion
tactile property
take
take in
touch
understand
vie
way
More Specific Terms
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