Meaning & Definition of Touch in English
Touch
noun
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"
- touch,
- touching
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"
- touch,
- 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"
- touch,
- trace,
- ghost
4. A distinguishing style
- "This room needs a woman's touch"
- touch,
- signature
5. The act of putting two things together with no space between them
- "At his touch the room filled with lights"
- touch,
- touching
6. A slight but appreciable amount
- "This dish could use a touch of garlic"
- touch,
- hint,
- tinge,
- mite,
- pinch,
- jot,
- speck,
- soupcon
7. A communicative interaction
- "The pilot made contact with the base"
- "He got in touch with his colleagues"
- contact,
- touch
8. A slight attack of illness
- "He has a touch of rheumatism"
- touch,
- spot
9. The act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- "He watched the beggar trying to make a touch"
- 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"
- touch,
- touch sensation,
- tactual sensation,
- tactile sensation,
- feeling
11. Deftness in handling matters
- "He has a master's touch"
- touch
12. The feel of mechanical action
- "This piano has a wonderful touch"
- touch
verb
1. Make physical contact with, come in contact with
- "Touch the stone for good luck"
- "She never touched her husband"
- touch
2. Perceive via the tactile sense
- "Helen keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
- touch
3. Affect emotionally
- "A stirring movie"
- "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
- touch,
- stir
4. Be relevant to
- "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
- "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- refer,
- pertain,
- relate,
- concern,
- come to,
- bear on,
- touch,
- touch on,
- have-to doe with
5. 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"
- touch,
- adjoin,
- meet,
- contact
6. Have an effect upon
- "Will the new rules affect me?"
- affect,
- impact,
- bear upon,
- bear on,
- touch on,
- touch
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"
- touch
8. Cause to be in brief contact with
- "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
- touch
9. To extend as far as
- "The sunlight reached the wall"
- "Can he reach?" "the chair must not touch the wall"
- reach,
- extend to,
- touch
10. 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"
- equal,
- touch,
- rival,
- match
11. Tamper with
- "Don't touch my cds!"
- touch,
- disturb
12. Make a more or less disguised reference to
- "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
- allude,
- touch,
- advert
13. Comprehend
- "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
- touch
14. Consume
- "She didn't touch her food all night"
- partake,
- touch
15. Color lightly
- "Her greying hair was tinged blond"
- "The leaves were tinged red in november"
- tint,
- tinct,
- tinge,
- touch