Touch (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her doctor's office called to remind her to touch base with them about her test results.
- The two hikers had to touch down on rock to descend the mountain.
- When she was a child, her grandmother told her to touch wood superstitiously when saying something that might tempt fate.
- Be careful not to touch the wet paint, or you will get it all over your hands.
- The surgeon had to touch the patient's organ very carefully to avoid causing damage.
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Meaning 2
Affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her voice touched a chord deep within my heart when she sang at the memorial service.
- The sad story of the little boy who lost his family touched my emotions deeply.
- I was deeply touched by the support I received from friends and family after the accident.
- Her generosity touched my heart, and I was forever grateful to her for helping me out in my time of need.
- The inspirational speech of the elderly lady touched many of us and gave us hope to fight against cancer.
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Meaning 3
Color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
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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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Consume; "She didn't touch her food all night".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 6
Cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Meaning 8
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 9
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Chafe
- Rest On
- Edge
- Fret
- Butt Against
- Butt
- Lean Against
- Adhere
- Abut
- Cohere
- Border
- Adjoin
- Skirt
- Scratch
- Butt On
- Environ
- Spread Over
- Fray
- Stick
- March
- Ring
- Cleave
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Meaning 10
Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new policy will touch every department in the company.
- Her words of encouragement touched the hearts of the entire team.
- The economic downturn will touch every household in the country.
- The changes in the tax law will touch small businesses the most.
- The new regulations will touch every aspect of our operations.
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Meaning 11
Perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The doctor asked the patient to touch their nose to test their sense of touch.
- She carefully touch the fragile petals to avoid bruising them.
- As a blind person, he had to touch everything in his environment to navigate his daily life.
- Children in the kindergarten class took turns to touch the soft fur of the rabbit.
- Please touch the ice to see how cold it is.
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Meaning 12
Be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 13
Tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 14
Make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 15
To extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?"; "The chair must not touch the wall".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.