touch

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To touch is to come in contact with something, especially using your fingers. When your friend dares you to touch her pet spider, you'll find out what's stronger your fear of spiders or your fear of looking like a wimp.

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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.

Noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

Noun
a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman''s touch"

Noun
the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch"

Noun
deftness in handling matters; "he has a master''s touch"

Noun
the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"

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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"

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"

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

Noun
a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"

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"

Noun
a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

Noun
a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"

Verb
have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

Verb
dye with a color

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comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

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make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

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consume; "She didn''t touch her food all night"

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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"

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make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

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cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse''s flanks"

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tamper with; "Don''t touch my CDs!"

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

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perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"

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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"

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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"

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have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

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to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"


v. t.
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.

v. t.
To perceive by the sense of feeling.

v. t.
To come to; to reach; to attain to.

v. t.
To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.

v. t.
To relate to; to concern; to affect.

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

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

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

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

v. t.
To infect; to affect slightly.

v. t.
To make an impression on; to have effect upon.

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

v. t.
To perform, as a tune; to play.

v. t.
To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.

v. t.
To harm, afflict, or distress.

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

v. t.
To be tangent to. See Tangent, a.

a.
To lay a hand upon for curing disease.

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

v. i.
To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.

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

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

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

v.
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.

v.
Act or power of exciting emotion.

v.
An emotion or affection.

v.
Personal reference or application.

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

v.
A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

v.
Feature; lineament; trait.

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

v.
A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.

v.
A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.

v.
A slight and brief essay.

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

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

v.
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.

v.
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.

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

n.
A boys' game; tag.


Touch

Touch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Touched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Touching.] [F. toucher, OF. touchier, tuchier; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G. zukken, zukken, v. intens. fr. OHG. ziohan to draw, G. ziehen, akin to E. tug. See Tuck, v. t., Tug, and cf. Tocsin, Toccata.] 1. 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.
Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly.
2. To perceive by the sense of feeling.
Nothing but body can be touched or touch.
3. To come to; to reach; to attain to.
The god, vindictive, doomed them never more- Ah, men unblessed! -- to touch their natal shore.
4. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone. [Obs.]
Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed.
5. To relate to; to concern; to affect.
The quarrel toucheth none but us alone.
6. To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of.
Storial thing that toucheth gentilesse.
7. To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books. Pope. 8. To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften.
What of sweet before Hath touched my sense, flat seems to this and harsh.
The tender sire was touched with what he said.
9. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
The lines, though touched but faintly, are drawn right.
10. To infect; to affect slightly. Bacon. 11. To make an impression on; to have effect upon.
Its face . . . so hard that a file will not touch it.
12. To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music.
[They] touched their golden harps.
13. To perform, as a tune; to play.
A person is the royal retinue touched a light and lively air on the flageolet.
14. To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly. " No decree of mine, . . . [to] touch with lightest moment of impulse his free will," Milton. 15. To harm, afflict, or distress.
Let us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee.
16. To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle.
She feared his head was a little touched.
17. (Geom.) To be tangent to. See Tangent, a. 18. To lay a hand upon for curing disease. To touch a sail (Naut.), to bring it so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes. -- To touch the wind (Naut.), to keep the ship as near the wind as possible. -- To touch up, to repair; to improve by touches or emendation.

Touch

Touch , v. i. 1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points. Johnson. 2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.]
Strong waters pierce metals, and will touch upon gold, that will not touch upon silver.
3. To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; -- often with on or upon.
If the antiquaries have touched upon it, they immediately quitted it.
4. (Naut) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes. To touch and go (Naut.), to touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion. -- To touch at, to come or go to, without tarrying; as, the ship touched at Lisbon. -- To touch on ∨ upon, to come or go to for a short time. [R.]
I made a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts.

Touch

Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See Touch, v. ] 1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact.
Their touch affrights me as a serpent's sting.
2. (Physiol.) 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.
The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine.
&hand; Pure tactile feelings are necessarily rare, since temperature sensations and muscular sensations are more or less combined with them. The organs of touch are found chiefly in the epidermis of the skin and certain underlying nervous structures. 3. Act or power of exciting emotion.
Not alone The death of Fulvia, with more urgent touches, Do strongly speak to us.
4. An emotion or affection.
A true, natural, and a sensible touch of mercy.
5. Personal reference or application. [Obs.]
Speech of touch toward others should be sparingly used.
6. A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof.
I never bare any touch of conscience with greater regret.
7. A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
Never give the least touch with your pencil till you have well examined your design.
8. Feature; lineament; trait.
Of many faces, eyes, and hearts, To have the touches dearest prized.
9. The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes.
Soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony.
10. A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.
Eyes La touch of Sir Peter Lely in them.
Madam, I have a touch of your condition.
11. A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.
A small touch will put him in mind of them.
12. A slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]
Print my preface in such form as, in the booksellers' phrase, will make a sixpenny touch.
13. A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone. [Obs.] " Now do I play the touch." Shak.
A neat new monument of touch and alabaster.
14. Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
Equity, the true touch of all laws.
Friends of noble touch .
15. (Mus.) 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. 16. (Shipbilding) 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. J. Knowles. 17. (Football) That part of the field which is beyond the line of flags on either side. Encyc. of Rural Sports. 18. A boys' game; tag. In touch (Football), outside of bounds. T. Hughes. -- To be in touch, to be in contact, or in sympathy. -- To keep touch. (a) To be true or punctual to a promise or engagement [Obs.]; hence, to fulfill duly a function.
My mind and senses keep touch and time.
(b) To keep in contact; to maintain connection or sympathy;-with with or of. -- Touch and go, a phrase descriptive of a narrow escape. -- True as touch (i.e., touchstone), quite true. [Obs.]

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.

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

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Usage Examples

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

A representative is free delivery she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch.

A strategy is something like, an innovative new product globalization, taking your products around the world be the low-cost producer. A strategy is something you can touch you can motivate people with be number one and number two in every business. You can energize people around the message.

After all is said that can be said upon the liquor traffic, its influence is degrading upon the individual, the family, politics and business, and upon everything that you touch in this old world.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, brain and spinal cord disorders, diabetes, cancer, at least 58 diseases could potentially be cured through stem cell research, diseases that touch every family in America and in the world.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

As far away as you can get from the process of mechanisms and machinery, the more likely your food's going to taste good. And that - that is probably the largest thing I can hand to anybody is let your hands touch it. Let them make it.

As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours.

Being a press secretary is like learning to type: You're hunting and pecking for a while and then you find yourself doing the touch system and don't realize it. You're speaking for the president without ever having to go to him.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

All this technology has not changed the way NFL Films does business and our process. Yes, with one touch of a button now you reach millions of people but it is still the same approach that my father and I started out with.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

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