touch

n 1: 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" [syn: {touching}]

2: the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to

locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {sense of

touch}, {skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]

3: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm

in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

[syn: {trace}, {ghost}]

4: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"

[syn: {signature}]

5: the act of putting two things together with no space between

them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn: {touching}]

6: a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch

of garlic" [syn: {hint}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck},

{soupcon}]

7: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with

the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" [syn: {contact}]

8: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"

[syn: {spot}]

9: the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched

the beggar trying to make a touch"

10: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin;

"she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface

had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch sensation}, {tactual

sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]

11: deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"

12: the feel of mechanical action: "this piano has a wonderful

touch"

v 1: make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the

stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband";

"The two buildings almost touch"

2: perceive via the tactile sense

3: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by

your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {stir}]

4: be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain,

or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There were

lots of questions referring to her talk" [syn: {refer}, {pertain},

{relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch on}]

5: be in contact with [syn: {adjoin}, {meet}]

6: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect},

{impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on}]

7: 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"

8: cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to

the horse's flanks"

9: to extend as far as, "The sunlight reached the wall";"Can he

reach?" [syn: {reach}, {extend to}]

10: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival

cotton for durability" [syn: {equal}, {rival}, {match}]

11: temper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [syn: {disturb}]

12: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to

the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {allude}, {advert}]

13: comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

14: touch, as of food; "She didn't touch her food all night"

[syn: {partake}]

15: dye with a color [syn: {tint}, {tinct}, {bepaint}, {tinge}]