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touch
English
- 🔊 the act of putting two things together with no space between them“at his touch the room filled with lights”
- 🔊 a distinguishing style“this room needs a woman's touch”
- 🔊 the feel of mechanical action“this piano has a wonderful touch”
- 🔊 deftness in handling matters“he has a master's touch”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin“she likes the touch of silk on her skin”
- 🔊 a suggestion of some quality“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
- 🔊 the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)“he watched the beggar trying to make a touch”
- 🔊 the event of something coming in contact with the body“he longed for the touch of her hand”
- 🔊 a slight but appreciable amount“this dish could use a touch of garlic”
- 🔊 a slight attack of illness“he has a touch of rheumatism”
- 🔊 a communicative interaction“the pilot made contact with the base”
- 🔊 comprehend“He could not touch the meaning of the poem”
- 🔊 be in direct physical contact with“The two buildings touch”
- 🔊 make physical contact with, come in contact with“Touch the stone for good luck”
- 🔊 cause to be in brief contact with“He touched his toes to the horse's flanks”
- 🔊 tamper with“Don't touch my CDs!”
- 🔊 affect emotionally“A stirring movie”
- 🔊 perceive via the tactile sense“Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
- 🔊 deal with“I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole”
- 🔊 make a more or less disguised reference to“He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”
- 🔊 consume“She didn't touch her food all night”
- 🔊 be equal to in quality or ability“Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
- 🔊 to extend as far as“The sunlight reached the wall”
- 🔊 color lightly“her greying hair was tinged blond”
- 🔊 have an effect upon“Will the new rules affect me?”
- 🔊 be relevant to“There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
Spanish
- 🔊 tacto touch
- 🔊 atentar to touch
- 🔊 percanzar to touch
- 🔊 tangir to touch
- 🔊 tastar to touch
- 🔊 tañer to touch
- 🔊 tentar to touch
- 🔊 tocar to touch