Princeton's WordNet

1. touch, touching(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"

2. touch, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses(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"

3. touch, trace, ghost(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"

4. touch, signature(noun)

   a distinguishing style

   "this room needs a woman's touch"

5. touch, touching(noun)

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

   "at his touch the room filled with lights"

6. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon(noun)

   a slight but appreciable amount

   "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

7. contact, touch(noun)

   a communicative interaction

   "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"

8. touch, spot(noun)

   a slight attack of illness

   "he has a touch of rheumatism"

9. touch(noun)

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

   "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"

10. touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling(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"

11. touch(noun)

    deftness in handling matters

    "he has a master's touch"

12. touch(verb)

    the feel of mechanical action

    "this piano has a wonderful touch"

13. touch(verb)

    make physical contact with, come in contact with

    "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

14. touch(verb)

    perceive via the tactile sense

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

15. touch, stir(verb)

    affect emotionally

    "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

16. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with(verb)

    be relevant to

    "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

17. touch, adjoin, meet, contact(verb)

    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"

18. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch(verb)

    have an effect upon

    "Will the new rules affect me?"

19. touch(verb)

    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"

20. touch(verb)

    cause to be in brief contact with

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

21. reach, extend to, touch(verb)

    to extend as far as

    "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

22. equal, touch, rival, match(verb)

    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"

23. touch, disturb(verb)

    tamper with

    "Don't touch my CDs!"

24. allude, touch, advert(verb)

    make a more or less disguised reference to

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

25. touch(verb)

    comprehend

    "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

26. partake, touch(verb)

    consume

    "She didn't touch her food all night"

27. tint, tinct, tinge, touch(verb)

    color lightly

    "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. touch(verb)ʌtʃ

   to put your hand or other body part on sth and feel it

   Don't touch that - it's hot!; He touched the object with his foot.

2. touchʌtʃ

   to make or cause to make contact with sth

   The chair was touching the wall.; The two wires were touching.

3. touchʌtʃ

   to affect sb emotionally

   His emotional speech touched us all.

4. touchʌtʃ

   to not eat sth

   He hadn't even touched his dinner.

5. touchʌtʃ

   the sense of being able to feel sth with your hand

   your sense of sight, smell, and touch; It shouldn't feel hot to the touch.

6. touchʌtʃ

   sth that is added to sth or finishes sth off

   His joke at the end was a nice touch.

7. touchʌtʃ

   in contact with a person

   We knew each other years ago, and we still keep in touch.; We can put you in touch with a support group.

8. touchʌtʃ

   to stop being in contact with a person

   We have to try not to lose touch.

9. touchʌtʃ

   not up to date with modern ideas, recent information, etc.

   out of touch with new technology

Wiktionary

1. touch(Noun)

   An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

   Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

2. touch(Noun)

   The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

   With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

3. touch(Noun)

   The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

   He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.

4. touch(Noun)

   A distinguishing feature or characteristic.

   Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.

5. touch(Noun)

   A little bit; a small amount.

   Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.

6. touch(Noun)

   The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.

   He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.

7. touch(Noun)

   A relationship of close communication or understanding.

   He promised to keep in touch while he was away.

8. touch(Noun)

   An ability to perform a task

   I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.

9. touch(Verb)

   Primarily physical senses.

10. touch(Verb)

    Primarily non-physical senses.

Webster Dictionary

1. Touch(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. Touch(verb)

   to perceive by the sense of feeling

3. Touch(verb)

   to come to; to reach; to attain to

4. Touch(verb)

   to try; to prove, as with a touchstone

5. Touch(verb)

   to relate to; to concern; to affect

6. Touch(verb)

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

7. Touch(verb)

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

8. Touch(verb)

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

9. Touch(verb)

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

10. Touch(verb)

    to infect; to affect slightly

11. Touch(verb)

    to make an impression on; to have effect upon

12. Touch(verb)

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

13. Touch(verb)

    to perform, as a tune; to play

14. Touch(verb)

    to influence by impulse; to impel forcibly

15. Touch(verb)

    to harm, afflict, or distress

16. Touch(verb)

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

17. Touch(verb)

    to be tangent to. See Tangent, a

18. Touch(adj)

    to lay a hand upon for curing disease

19. Touch(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. Touch(verb)

    to fasten; to take effect; to make impression

21. Touch(verb)

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

22. Touch(verb)

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

23. Touch(u)

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

24. Touch(u)

    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. Touch(u)

    act or power of exciting emotion

26. Touch(u)

    an emotion or affection

27. Touch(u)

    personal reference or application

28. Touch(u)

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

29. Touch(u)

    a single stroke on a drawing or a picture

30. Touch(u)

    feature; lineament; trait

31. Touch(u)

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

32. Touch(u)

    a small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash

33. Touch(u)

    a hint; a suggestion; slight notice

34. Touch(u)

    a slight and brief essay

35. Touch(u)

    a touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone

36. Touch(u)

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

37. Touch(u)

    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. Touch(u)

    the broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see Top and 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. Touch(noun)

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

40. Touch(noun)

    a boys' game; tag

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Touch

   Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. Touch

   A term applied to methods of magnetization, as "single touch," "double touch," or "separate touch," indicating how the poles of the inducing magnet or magnets are applied to the bar to be magnetized. Under the titles of Magnetization the different methods are described.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

1. TOUCH

   A habit common to the impecunious, causing in its victim a feeling of faintness, followed by a chill or a sense of loss.

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