VERB | contact | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
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perception | touch | perceive via the tactile sense | |
emotion | touch, stir | affect emotionally | |
stative | touch, refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, have to do with | be relevant to | |
contact | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | be in direct physical contact with | |
change | touch, affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on | have an effect upon | |
social | touch | deal with | |
contact | touch | cause to be in brief contact with | |
stative | touch, reach, extend to | to extend as far as | |
stative | touch, equal, rival, match | be equal to in quality or ability | |
contact | touch, disturb | tamper with | |
communication | touch, allude, advert | make a more or less disguised reference to | |
cognition | touch | comprehend / comprehend | |
consumption | touch, partake | consume | |
change | touch, tint, tinct, tinge | color lightly | |
NOUN | event | touch, touching | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
cognition | touch, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) | |
communication | touch, trace, ghost | a suggestion of some quality | |
attribute | touch, signature | a distinguishing style | |
act | touch, touching | the act of putting two things together with no space between them | |
quantity | touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon | a slight but appreciable amount | |
communication | touch, contact | a communicative interaction | |
state | touch, spot | a slight attack of illness | |
communication | touch | the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan) | |
cognition | touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling | the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin | |
cognition | touch | deftness in handling matters | |
attribute | touch | the feel of mechanical action |
Sounds | tah'ch | |
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Rhymes | Bruch ... such: 11 rhymes with ahch... |
Meaning | The event of something coming in contact with the body / body. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | touching | |
Narrower | brush, light touch | momentary contact |
stroke | A light touch | |
Broader | contact, impinging, striking | The physical coming together of two or more things |
Spanish | toque | |
Catalan | toc | |
Verbs | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
touch | be in direct physical contact with | |
touch | cause to be in brief contact with | |
touch | perceive via the tactile sense | |
touch | to extend as far as |
Meaning | The faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands). | |
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Example | "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" | |
Synonyms | sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses | |
Part of | somesthesia, somesthesis, somaesthesia, somaesthesis, somatesthesia, somataesthesis, somatosensory system, somatic sensory system, somatic sense | The faculty of bodily perception |
Broader | exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body |
somatosense | Any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain | |
Spanish | sentido del tacto, tacto | |
Catalan | tacte | |
Adjectives | haptic, tactile, tactual | of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch |
Verbs | touch | perceive via the tactile sense |
Meaning | A suggestion of some quality. | |
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Example | "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone" | |
Synonyms | trace, ghost | |
Broader | suggestion, proposition, proffer | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
Spanish | punto, sombra, toque | |
Catalan | punt |
Meaning | A distinguishing style. | |
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Example | "this room needs a woman's touch" | |
Synonym | signature | |
Narrower | common touch | The property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them) |
Broader | manner, mode, style, way, fashion | How something is done or how it happens |
Spanish | toque |
Meaning | The act of putting two things together with no space between them. | |
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Example | "at his touch the room filled with lights" | |
Synonym | touching | |
Narrower | catch, grab, snatch, snap | The act of catching an object with the hands |
contact, physical contact | The act of touching physically | |
dig, jab | The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow | |
fingering | touching something with the fingers | |
grazing, shaving, skimming | The act of brushing / brushing against while passing | |
grope | The act of groping / groping / groping | |
handling, manipulation | The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | |
hit, hitting, striking | The act of contacting one thing with another | |
kiss, buss, osculation | The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | |
kiss | A light / light glancing touch | |
lick, lap | touching with the tongue | |
palpation, tactual exploration | A method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) | |
stroke, stroking | A light touch with the hands | |
tag | (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | |
tap, pat, dab | A light touch or stroke | |
tickle, tickling, titillation | The act of tickling / tickling | |
Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
Spanish | contacto | |
Catalan | contacte | |
Verbs | touch | cause to be in brief contact with |
Meaning | A slight but appreciable amount. | |
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Example | "this dish could use a touch of garlic" | |
Synonyms | hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon | |
Narrower | snuff | A pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time |
Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
Spanish | pizca | |
Catalan | pessic |
Meaning | A communicative interaction. | |
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Example | "he got in touch with his colleagues" | |
Synonym | contact | |
Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
Spanish | contacto |
Meaning | A slight attack of illness. | |
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Example | "he has a touch of rheumatism" | |
Synonym | spot | |
Broader | attack | A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition |
Meaning | The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan). | |
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Example | "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch" | |
Broader | solicitation | An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
Meaning | The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin. | |
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Example | "she likes the touch of silk on her skin" | |
Synonyms | touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling | |
Narrower | creepiness | An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin |
cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation | A sensation localized on the skin | |
Broader | perception | The process of perceiving |
Spanish | percepción táctil, tacto | |
Catalan | percepció tàctil, tacte | |
Adjectives | haptic, tactile, tactual | of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch |
Verbs | touch | perceive via the tactile sense |
Meaning | deftness in handling matters. | |
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Example | "he has a master's touch" | |
Narrower | finishing touch, capstone, copestone | A final / final touch |
Broader | adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness | Skillful performance or ability without difficulty |
Meaning | The feel of mechanical action. | |
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Example | "this piano has a wonderful touch" | |
Broader | tactile property, feel | A property perceived by touch |
Spanish | toque |
Meaning | make physical contact with, come in contact with. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
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Entailed by | feel, finger | Examine by touch |
paw | touch clumsily | |
rub | Move over something with pressure | |
Narrower | brush | touch lightly and briefly |
engage | Get caught | |
feel | pass one's hands over the sexual organs of | |
finger, thumb | Feel or handle with the fingers | |
handle, palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands | |
hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument | |
hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against | |
kiss | touch lightly or gently | |
mouth | touch with the mouth | |
palpate, feel | Examine (a body part) by palpation | |
pick up | take up by hand | |
press | Exert pressure or force to or upon | |
skim over, skim | Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | |
snog, kiss, buss, osculate | Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. | |
strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon | |
strike, hit | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically | |
stroke | touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions | |
tag | touch a player while he is holding the ball | |
toe | touch with the toe | |
touch | Cause to be in brief contact with | |
See also | touch down | come or bring (a plane) to a landing |
Spanish | contactar, palpar, tocar | |
Catalan | palpar, tocar | |
Nouns | touch | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
toucher | a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something | |
touching | the act of putting two things together with no space between them |
Meaning | perceive via the tactile sense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her" | |
Entailed by | feel | grope or feel in search of something |
Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
Spanish | palpar, tocar | |
Catalan | palpar, tocar | |
Nouns | touch | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) |
touch | the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin | |
touch, touching | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
Meaning | affect emotionally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will touch him; The performance is likely to touch Sue | |
Example | "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" | |
Synonym | stir | |
Narrower | get | Evoke an emotional response |
Broader | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
Spanish | despertar, palpar, provocar, tocar | |
Catalan | palpar, tocar |
Meaning | Be relevant to. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, have to do with | |
Narrower | apply, hold, go for | Be pertinent or relevant or applicable |
focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center | Center upon | |
involve, affect, regard | Connect closely and often incriminatingly | |
matter to, interest | Be of importance or consequence | |
Similar to | allude, touch, advert | make a more or less disguised reference to |
Spanish | atañer, concernir, incumbir, palpar, referirse, referir, relatar, respectar, tocar, tratarse | |
Catalan | concernir, incumbir, palpar, pertocar, referir-se, referir, relatar, tocar, tractar-se |
Meaning | Be in direct physical contact with; make contact / contact / contact. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Model | Our properties touch at this point; His fields touch mine at this point | |
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Synonyms | adjoin, meet, contact | |
Narrower | attach | Be attached |
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | |
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere | Come or be in close contact with | |
cover, spread over | form a cover over | |
hug | fit closely or tightly | |
lean on, rest on, lean against | rest on for support | |
rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch | Cause friction | |
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border | Extend on all sides of simultaneously | |
Similar to | converge, meet | Be adjacent or come together |
Spanish | colindar, contactar, lindar, palpar, tocar | |
Catalan | confrontar, contactar, palpar, tocar-se, tocar | |
Nouns | touch | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
Meaning | Deal with; usually used with a form of negation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | manage, deal, care, handle | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
Meaning | Cause to be in brief contact with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks" | |
Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
Spanish | tocar | |
Nouns | touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them |
touch | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body | |
toucher | a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something |
Meaning | To extend as far as. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Can he reach?""The chair must not touch the wall" | |
Synonyms | reach, extend to | |
Narrower | reach into | Run into or up to |
Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
Spanish | contactar, lindar, tocar | |
Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, contactar, estar tocant a, estrènyer, palpar, tocar | |
Nouns | touch | the event of something coming in contact with the body / body |
Meaning | Be equal to in quality or ability. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" | |
Synonyms | equal, rival, match | |
Broader | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
Similar to | equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching |
Spanish | igualar, rivalizar |
Meaning | tamper with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Don't touch my CDs!" | |
Synonym | disturb | |
Narrower | upset | disturb the balance or stability of |
violate | Destroy | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | desordenar, manosear, tocar |
Meaning | make a more or less disguised reference to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | allude, advert | |
Entails | denote, refer | Have as a meaning / meaning |
Broader | hint, suggest | Drop a hint |
Similar to | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with | Be relevant to |
Spanish | advertir, aludir, referirse, tocar | |
Catalan | al·ludir, referir-se, tocar |
Meaning | comprehend / comprehend. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" | |
Broader | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
Spanish | comprender, entender, tocar | |
Catalan | mencionar, referir-se |
Meaning | consume. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They touch more bread | |
Example | "She didn't touch her food all night" | |
Synonym | partake | |
Narrower | receive | partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament |
Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
Spanish | consumir, tocar, tomar |
Meaning | color lightly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | tint, tinct, tinge | |
Narrower | complexion | Give a certain color to |
henna | apply henna to one's hair | |
tincture | stain or tint with a color | |
Broader | color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in | add color to |
Spanish | matizar, teñir | |
Catalan | matisar, tenyir, tintar |
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