touch (
http://definr.com/touch)
n 1: 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" [syn:
touching]
2: the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to
locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {sense of
touch},
skin senses,
touch modality,
cutaneous senses]
3: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm
in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
[syn:
trace,
ghost]
4: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"
[syn:
signature]
5: the act of putting two things together with no space between
them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn:
touching]
6: a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn:
hint,
mite,
pinch,
jot,
speck,
soupcon]
7: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with
the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" [syn:
contact]
8: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[syn:
spot]
9: the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched
the beggar trying to make a touch"
10: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;
"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface
had a greasy feeling" [syn:
touch sensation, {tactual
sensation},
tactile sensation,
feeling]
11: deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
12: the feel of mechanical action: "this piano has a wonderful
touch"
v 1: make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the
stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
2: perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the
physical world by touching people and objects around her"
3: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
your kind letter of sympathy" [syn:
stir]
4: be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain,
or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were
lots of questions referring to her talk" [syn:
refer,
pertain,
relate,
concern,
come to,
bear on,
touch on]
5: 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" [syn:
adjoin,
meet,
contact]
6: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
affect,
impact,
bear upon,
bear on,
touch on]
7: 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"
8: cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to
the horse's flanks"
9: to extend as far as, "The sunlight reached the wall";"Can he
reach?" [syn:
reach,
extend to]
10: 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" [syn:
equal,
rival,
match]
11: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [syn:
disturb]
12: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn:
allude,
advert]
13: comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
14: touch, as of food; "She didn't touch her food all night"
[syn:
partake]
15: dye with a color [syn:
tint,
tinct,
bepaint,
tinge]