touch

make physical contact with, come in contact with

• “Touch the stone for good luck”
• “She never touched her husband”

perceive via the tactile sense

• “Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”

affect emotionally

• “A stirring movie”
• “I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy”

have to do with or be relevant to

• “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
• “My remark pertained to your earlier comments”

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”

have an effect upon

• “Will the new rules affect me?”

deal with; usually used with a form of negation

• “I wouldn”
• “;”
• “t touch gambling”

cause to be in brief contact with

• “He touched his toes to the horse”

to extend as far as

• “The sunlight reached the wall”
• “Can he reach?”
• “The chair must not touch the wall”

be equal to in quality or ability

• “Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
• “Your performance doesn”
• “;”

tamper with

• “Don”

make a more or less disguised reference to

• “He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”

comprehend

• “He could not touch the meaning of the poem”

consume

• “She didn”

dye with a color

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”

the faculty of touch

• “only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us”

a suggestion of some quality

• “there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
• “he detected a ghost of a smile on her face”

a distinguishing style

• “this room needs a woman”

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

• “at his touch the room filled with lights”

a slight but appreciable addition

• “this dish could use a touch of garlic”

a communicative interaction

• “the pilot made contact with the base”
• “he got in touch with his colleagues”

a slight attack of illness

• “he has a touch of rheumatism”

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

• “he watched the beggar trying to make a touch”

the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

• “she likes the touch of silk on her skin”
• “the surface had a greasy feeling”

deftness in handling matters

• “he has a master”

the feel of mechanical action

• “this piano has a wonderful touch”