touch
verb
[ tʌtʃ ]
• come into or be in contact with.
• "he leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor"
Similar:
be in contact (with),
come into contact (with),
come together (with),
meet,
join,
connect,
converge (with),
be contiguous (with),
border (on),
be (up) against,
link up (with),
adjoin,
abut,
neighbour,
• handle in order to interfere with, alter, or otherwise affect.
• "I didn't play her records or touch any of her stuff"
Similar:
handle,
hold,
pick up,
move,
meddle with,
play (about/around) with,
toy with,
fiddle with,
interfere with,
tamper with,
disturb,
harm,
lay a hand on,
lay a finger on,
use,
employ,
make use of,
put to use,
have access to,
access,
avail oneself of,
get (at),
take advantage of,
• affect or concern.
• "a tenth of state companies have been touched by privatization"
Similar:
affect,
have an effect on,
concern,
involve,
have a bearing on,
be relevant to,
be pertinent to,
• produce feelings of affection, gratitude, or sympathy in.
• "she was touched by her friend's loyalty"
Similar:
affect,
move,
stir,
arouse,
make/leave an impression on,
impress,
have an impact on,
have an effect on,
influence,
impassion,
upset,
disturb,
make sad,
arouse sympathy,
melt,
soften,
get (to),
affected,
softened,
moved,
stirred,
swayed,
aroused,
impressed,
influenced,
warmed,
impassioned,
disturbed,
distressed,
• reach (a specified level or amount).
• "sales touched twenty grand last year"
Similar:
reach,
attain,
arrive at,
come to,
make,
get up to,
rise to,
soar to,
get down to,
sink to,
plummet to,
dive to,
hit,
touch
noun
• an act of touching someone or something.
• "her touch on his shoulder was hesitant"
Similar:
press,
tap,
pat,
nudge,
prod,
poke,
push,
glance,
flick,
stroke,
brush,
graze,
pressure,
• a small amount; a trace.
• "add a touch of vinegar"
Similar:
small amount,
trace,
bit,
suggestion,
suspicion,
hint,
scintilla,
tinge,
tincture,
whiff,
whisper,
overtone,
undertone,
nuance,
murmur,
colouring,
breath,
vein,
dash,
taste,
spot,
drop,
dab,
pinch,
speck,
smack,
smattering,
sprinkling,
splash,
soupçon,
• a distinctive manner or method of dealing with something.
• "later he showed a surer political touch"
Similar:
skill,
skilfulness,
expertise,
dexterity,
deftness,
virtuosity,
adroitness,
adeptness,
ability,
talent,
flair,
facility,
proficiency,
knack,
technique,
approach,
style,
manner,
execution,
method,
feel,
craftsmanship,
workmanship,
artistry,
performance,
influence,
effect,
hand,
handling,
direction,
management,
• the area beyond the sidelines, out of play.
• "his clearance went directly into touch"
• an act of asking for and getting a loan or gift from someone.
• "I only tolerated him because he was good for a touch now and then"
• a series of changes shorter than a peal.
• a thing that tests the worth or character of something.
• "you must put your fate to the touch"
Origin:
Middle English: the verb from Old French tochier, probably from a Romance word of imitative origin; the noun originally from Old French touche, later (in certain senses) directly from the verb.
