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touch

noun
  1. the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    “The touch of the wires filled the room with light.”
    touching
  2. a distinguishing style
    “this room needs a woman's touch”
    signature
  3. the feel of mechanical action
    “this piano has a wonderful touch”
  4. deftness in handling matters
    “I have a master's touch.”
  5. 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”
    sense of touchskin sensestouch modalitycutaneous senses
  6. the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
    “I like the touch of silk on my skin.”
    feeling
  7. a suggestion of some quality
    “There was a touch of sarcasm in their tone.”
    traceghost
  8. the act of soliciting money as a gift or loan
    “I watched the beggar trying to make a touch.”
  9. a communicative interaction
    contact
  10. the event of something coming in contact with the body
    “I longed for the touch of your hand.”
    touching
  11. a slight but appreciable amount
    “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
    pinch
  12. a slight attack of illness
    “I have a touch of rheumatism.”
    spot
verb
  1. have an effect upon
    impactaffectbear uponbear ontouch on
  2. color lightly
    tingetinttinct
  3. comprehend
    “They could not touch the meaning of the poem.”
    sensemake out
  4. make a more or less disguised reference to
    allude
  5. consume, eat
    “I didn't touch my food all night.”
    partake
  6. be in direct physical contact with
    contact
  7. make physical contact with, come in contact with
  8. cause to be in brief contact with
    “I touched my toes to the horse's flanks.”
  9. tamper with
    “Don't touch my CDs!”
    disturb
  10. affect emotionally
    stir
  11. perceive via the tactile sense
    “Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
  12. deal with
  13. be equal to in quality or ability
    equalmatchrival
  14. be relevant to
    concerncome tobear ontouch onreferrelatepertainhave-to doe with
  15. to extend as far as
    reachextend to