Touch (The Supremes song)
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of putting two things together with no space between them
"At his touch the room filled with lights"
(2) A distinguishing style
"This room needs a woman's touch"
(3) The feel of mechanical action
"This piano has a wonderful touch"
(4) Deftness in handling matters
"He has a master's touch"
(5) 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"
(6) The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
"She likes the touch of silk on her skin"
"The surface had a greasy feeling"
(7) A suggestion of some quality
"There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
"He detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
(8) The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
"He watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
(9) A communicative interaction
"The pilot made contact with the base"
"He got in touch with his colleagues"
(10) 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"
(11) A slight but appreciable addition
"This dish could use a touch of garlic"
(12) A slight attack of illness
"He has a touch of rheumatism"
verb
(13) Have an effect upon
"Will the new rules affect me?"
(14) Color lightly
"Her greying hair was tinged blond"
"The leaves were tinged red in November"
(15) Comprehend
"He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
(16) Make a more or less disguised reference to
"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
(17) Consume
"She didn't touch her food all night"
(18) 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"
(19) Make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"
"She never touched her husband"
(20) Cause to be in brief contact with
"He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
(21) Tamper with
"Don't touch my CDs!"
(22) Affect emotionally
"A stirring movie"
"I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
(23) Perceive via the tactile sense
"Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
(24) 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"
(25) 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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Etymology
From touchen, tochen from tochier (modern toucher, cf doublet toquer "to offend"), from unattested form *toccare "to knock, strike, offend", of origin, from , influenced by proximity to similar forms from . Akin to zochhōn "to grasp, seize", zuchôn "to jerk, tug", tucken "to tug", tocken "to entice", tucian, tūcian "to mistreat, disturb, torment", tekan "to touch", taka "to touch, grasp", tacan "to touch, take". More at tuck, take
Verb
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- I touched her face softly.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- If you touch her, I'll kill you.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.
- To affect in a negative way, especially only slightly.
- He had been drinking over lunch, and was clearly touched.
- To steal, or obtain money; to borrow money from.
- I was running short, so I touched old Bertie for a fiver.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- Stefan was touched by the song's message of hope.
- To concern, to have a bearing on.
- Stay out of this, it doesn't touch you in any way.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- My grandfather, as many people know, was touched with greatness.
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane.
- You must be touched if you think I'm taking your advice.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- The bill was finally touched after many hours of deliberation.
- To be on the level of.
- 1928, Dorothy L. Sayers, "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers", in Lord Peter Views the Body,
- There was his mistress, Maria Morano. I don't think I've ever seen anything to touch her, and when you work for the screen [as I do] you're apt to have a pretty exacting standard of female beauty.
- 1928, Dorothy L. Sayers, "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers", in Lord Peter Views the Body,
Noun
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- He promised to keep in touch while he was away.