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Definition of 'touch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) touch
to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) so as to feel it.

2.  touch
to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something:
She touched a match to the papers.

3.  touch
to pat or tap as with the hand or an instrument.

4.  touch
to come into contact with.

5.  touch
(of a line or surface) to be tangent to.

6.  touch
to attain equality with; compare with (usu. with a negative):
a style that can't touch that of Shakespeare.

7.  touch
to mark slightly with a brush, pencil, or a color.

8.  touch
to treat or affect in some way by contact.

9.  touch
to move to tenderness or sympathy.

10.  touch
to handle, use, or have to do with (usu. with a negative):
She can't touch the money until she's 21.

11.  touch
to eat or drink; consume (usu. with a negative):
He won't touch another drink.

12.  touch
to lay hands on, often in a violent manner.

13.  touch
to deal with or allude to in speech or writing.

14.  touch
to pertain or relate to.

15.  touch
to be a matter of importance to; affect.

16.  touch
Slang. to apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from:
He touched me for a loan.

17.  touch
Archaic.

18.  touch
to strike the strings, keys, etc., of (a musical instrument) so as to cause it to sound.

19.  touch
to play or perform (an air, notes, etc.) on a musical instrument.

20. (v.i.) touch
to place the hand, finger, etc., on or in contact with something.

21.  touch
to come into or be in contact.

22.  touch
touch down, (of an aircraft or spacecraft) to land.

23.  touch
touch off,

24.  touch
to cause to ignite or explode.

25.  touch
to start or initiate.

26.  touch
touch on or upon,

27.  touch
to mention (a subject) briefly or casually.

28.  touch
touch up,

29.  touch
to make minor changes or improvements in the appearance of.

30.  touch
to rouse by or as if by striking.

31. (n.) touch
the act of touching; state or fact of being touched.

32.  touch
that sense by which anything material is perceived by means of physical contact.

33.  touch
the quality of something touched that imparts a sensation; feel.

34.  touch
a coming into or being in contact.

35.  touch
ability, skill, or dexterity; knack:
to lose one's touch.

36.  touch
(in fencing) the contact of the point of a foil or épée or the point or edge of the blade of a saber with a specified portion of the opponent's body, counting one point for the scorer.

37.  touch
relationship or close communication:
Let's keep in touch.

38.  touch
a slight stroke or blow.

39.  touch
a slight attack, as of illness or disease.

40.  touch
a slight added action or effort in completing any piece of work:
finishing touches.

41.  touch
manner of execution in artistic work.

42.  touch
the act or manner of touching or fingering a keyboard instrument.

43.  touch
the mode of action of the keys of an instrument, as of a piano or typewriter.

44.  touch
a slight amount of some quality, attribute, etc.

45.  touch
a slight quantity or degree:
a touch of salt.

46.  touch
Slang.

47.  touch
the act of approaching someone for money as a gift or a loan.

48.  touch
the obtaining of money in this manner.

49.  touch
the money obtained.

50.  touch
a person considered from the standpoint of the relative ease with which he or she will lend money.

51.  touch
the area outside the touchlines in soccer.

52.  touch
either of the touchlines or the area outside them in Rugby.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME to(u)chen < OF tochier < VL *toccāre to knock, strike, touch, of expressive orig.)

Definition of 'touch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) touch, touching
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. (noun) touch, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses
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. (noun) touch, trace, ghost
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. (noun) touch, signature
a distinguishing style
"this room needs a woman's touch"

5. (noun) touch, touching
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
"at his touch the room filled with lights"

6. (noun) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"

7. (noun) contact, touch
a communicative interaction
"the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"

8. (noun) touch, spot
a slight attack of illness
"he has a touch of rheumatism"

9. (noun) touch
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
"he watched the beggar trying to make a touch"

10. (noun) touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling
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. (noun) touch
deftness in handling matters
"he has a master's touch"

12. (verb) touch
the feel of mechanical action
"this piano has a wonderful touch"

13. (verb) touch
make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

14. (verb) touch
perceive via the tactile sense
"Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"

15. (verb) touch, stir
affect emotionally
"A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

16. (verb) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

17. (verb) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
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. (verb) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
have an effect upon
"Will the new rules affect me?"

19. (verb) touch
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. (verb) touch
cause to be in brief contact with
"He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"

21. (verb) reach, extend to, touch
to extend as far as
"The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

22. (verb) equal, touch, rival, match
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. (verb) touch, disturb
tamper with
"Don't touch my CDs!"

24. (verb) allude, touch, advert
make a more or less disguised reference to
"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

25. (verb) touch
comprehend
"He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

26. (verb) partake, touch
consume
"She didn't touch her food all night"

27. (verb) tint, tinct, tinge, touch
color lightly
"her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

Definition of 'touch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) touch
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.  touch
to make or cause to make contact with sth
The chair was touching the wall.; The two wires were touching.

3.  touch
to affect sb emotionally
His emotional speech touched us all.

4.  touch
not touch
to not eat sth
He hadn't even touched his dinner.

5.  touch
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.  touch
sth that is added to sth or finishes sth off
His joke at the end was a nice touch.

7.  touch
in touch
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.  touch
lose touch
to stop being in contact with a person
We have to try not to lose touch.

9.  touch
out of touch
not up to date with modern ideas, recent information, etc.
out of touch with new technology

Definition of 'touch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) touch
to lay a hand upon for curing disease

2. (noun) touch
that part of the field which is beyond the line of flags on either side

3. (noun) touch
a boys' game; tag

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

5.  touch
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

6.  touch
act or power of exciting emotion

7.  touch
an emotion or affection

8.  touch
personal reference or application

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

10.  touch
a single stroke on a drawing or a picture

11.  touch
feature; lineament; trait

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

13.  touch
a small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash

14.  touch
a hint; a suggestion; slight notice

15.  touch
a slight and brief essay

16.  touch
a touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone

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

18.  touch
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

19.  touch
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

20. (verb) touch
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

21. (verb) touch
to perceive by the sense of feeling

22. (verb) touch
to come to; to reach; to attain to

23. (verb) touch
to try; to prove, as with a touchstone

24. (verb) touch
to relate to; to concern; to affect

25. (verb) touch
to handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of

26. (verb) touch
to meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books

27. (verb) touch
to affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften

28. (verb) touch
to mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush

29. (verb) touch
to infect; to affect slightly

30. (verb) touch
to make an impression on; to have effect upon

31. (verb) touch
to strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music

32. (verb) touch
to perform, as a tune; to play

33. (verb) touch
to influence by impulse; to impel forcibly

34. (verb) touch
to harm, afflict, or distress

35. (verb) touch
to affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle

36. (verb) touch
to be tangent to. See Tangent, a

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

38. (verb) touch
to fasten; to take effect; to make impression

39. (verb) touch
to treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; -- often with on or upon

40. (verb) touch
to be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes

Definition of 'touch'

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.

Definition of 'touch'

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.

Translation of 'touch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.
Afrikaans: voel, aanraak	Arabic: يَلْمس	Bulgarian: докосвам
Brazilian: tocar	Czech: dotknout se	German: (sich)berühren
Danish: røre; berøre	Greek: αγγίζω, ακουμπώ	Spanish: tocar(se)
Estonian: puutuma, puudutama	Farsi: تماس پیدا کردن	Finnish: koskea
French: (se) toucher (à)	Hebrew: לָגַעַת	Hindi: स्पर्श कर
Croatian: dodirivati, doticati	Hungarian: (meg)érint	Indonesian: menyentuh
Icelandic: snerta	Italian: toccare, toccarsi	Japanese: 触れる
Korean: 닿다	Lithuanian: liesti(s)	Latvian: saskarties; pieskarties
Malay: bersentuhan	Dutch: (aan)raken	Norwegian: berøre, røre (ved), ta på
Polish: dotykać (się)	Persian: تماس پیدا کردن	Pashto: لمس كول، لګول، وروړل ( لك
Portuguese: tocar	Romanian: a (se) atinge	Russian: (при)касаться
Slovak: dotknúť sa	Slovenian: dotakniti se	Serbian: dodirnuti
Swedish: röra [vid], vidröra	Thai: สัมผัส	Turkish: dokunmak
Taiwanese: 接觸	Ukrainian: (до)торкатися	Urdu: مس کرنا، چھونا
Vietnamese: chạm	Chinese: 接触
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