touch

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

2. 2transitive verb

   To perceive by the sense of feeling.

3. 3transitive verb

   To come to; to reach; to attain to.

4. 4transitive verb

   To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.

5. 5transitive verb

   To relate to; to concern; to affect.

6. 6transitive verb

   To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of.

7. 7transitive verb

   To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books.

8. 8transitive verb

   To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften.

9. 9transitive verb

   To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.

10. 10transitive verb

    To infect; to affect slightly.

11. 11transitive verb

    To make an impression on; to have effect upon.

12. 12transitive verb

    To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music.

13. 13transitive verb

    To perform, as a tune; to play.

14. 14transitive verb

    To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.

15. 15transitive verb

    To harm, afflict, or distress.

16. 16transitive verb

    To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle.

17. 17transitive verb

    To be tangent to. See Tangent.

18. 18adjective

    To lay a hand upon for curing disease.

19. 19intransitive verb

    To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.

20. 20intransitive verb

    To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.

21. 21intransitive verb

    To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; -- often with on or upon.

22. 22intransitive verb

    To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.

23. 23verb

    The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact.

24. 24verb

    The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the properties of bodies are determined by contact; the tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under Tactile.

25. 25verb

    Act or power of exciting emotion.

26. 26verb

    An emotion or affection.

27. 27verb

    Personal reference or application.

28. 28verb

    A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof.

29. 29verb

    A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

30. 30verb

    Feature; lineament; trait.

31. 31verb

    The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes.

32. 32verb

    A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.

33. 33verb

    A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.

34. 34verb

    A slight and brief essay.

35. 35verb

    A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.

36. 36verb

    Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.

37. 37verb

    The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.

38. 38verb

    The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (See Top, but, under Top, n.), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.

39. 39noun

    That part of the field which is beyond the line of flags on either side.

40. 40noun

    A boys' game; tag.

41. 41noun

    the act of putting two things together with no space between them

    "at his touch the room filled with lights"

    Synonyms

    touching
42. 42noun

    a distinguishing style

    "this room needs a woman's touch"

    Synonyms

    signature
43. 43noun

    the feel of mechanical action

    "this piano has a wonderful touch"

44. 44noun

    deftness in handling matters

    "he has a master's touch"

45. 45noun

    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"

46. 46noun

    the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

    "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"

    "the surface had a greasy feeling"

    Synonyms

    feeling
47. 47noun

    a suggestion of some quality

    "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"

    "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

    Synonyms

    ghosttrace
48. 48noun

    the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)

    "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"

49. 49noun

    a communicative interaction

    "the pilot made contact with the base"

    "he got in touch with his colleagues"

    Synonyms

    contact
50. 50noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    touching
51. 51noun

    a slight but appreciable amount

    "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

    Synonyms

    hintjotmitepinchsoupconspecktinge
52. 52noun

    a slight attack of illness

    "he has a touch of rheumatism"

    Synonyms

    spot
53. 53verb

    have an effect upon

    "Will the new rules affect me?"

    Synonyms

    affectimpact
54. 54verb

    color lightly

    "her greying hair was tinged blond"

    "the leaves were tinged red in November"

    Synonyms

    tincttingetint
55. 55verb

    comprehend

    "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

56. 56verb

    make a more or less disguised reference to

    "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

    Synonyms

    advertallude
57. 57verb

    consume

    "She didn't touch her food all night"

    Synonyms

    partake
58. 58verb

    be in direct physical contact with; make contact

    "The two buildings touch"

    "Their hands touched"

    Synonyms

    adjoincontactmeet
59. 59verb

    make physical contact with, come in contact with

    "Touch the stone for good luck"

    "She never touched her husband"

60. 60verb

    cause to be in brief contact with

    "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"

61. 61verb

    tamper with

    "Don't touch my CDs!"

    Synonyms

    disturb
62. 62verb

    affect emotionally

    "A stirring movie"

    "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

    Synonyms

    stir
63. 63verb

    perceive via the tactile sense

    "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"

64. 64verb

    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"

65. 65verb

    be equal to in quality or ability

    "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"

    "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"

    Synonyms

    equalmatchrival
66. 66verb

    be relevant to

    "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

    "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

    Synonyms

    concernpertainreferrelate
67. 67verb

    to extend as far as "The chair must not touch the wall"

    "The sunlight reached the wall"

    "Can he reach?"

    Synonyms

    reach