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touch

/tˈʌtʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. make physical contact with, come in contact with
    “Touch the stone for good luck”
  2. perceive via the tactile sense
    “Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her”
  3. affect emotionally
    “A stirring movie”
  4. be relevant to
    “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
  5. be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    “The two buildings touch”
  6. have an effect upon
    “Will the new rules affect me?”
  7. deal with; usually used with a form of negation
    “I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole”
  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”
  10. be equal to in quality or ability
    “Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
  11. tamper with
    “Don't touch my CDs!”
  12. make a more or less disguised reference to
    “He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”

noun

  1. the event of something coming in contact with the body
    “he longed for the touch of her hand”
  2. 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”
  3. a suggestion of some quality
    “there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
  4. a distinguishing style
    “this room needs a woman's touch”
  5. the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    “at his touch the room filled with lights”
  6. a slight but appreciable amount
    “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
  7. a communicative interaction
    “the pilot made contact with the base”
  8. a slight attack of illness
    “he has a touch of rheumatism”
  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”
  11. deftness in handling matters
    “he has a master's touch”
  12. the feel of mechanical action
    “this piano has a wonderful touch”

Synonyms for touch

Words that rhyme with touch

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