Meaning & Definition of Touch in English

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"

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"

• "He detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

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"

• "He got in touch with his colleagues"

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"

• "The surface had a greasy feeling"

11. Deftness in handling matters

• "He has a master's touch"

12. The feel of mechanical action

• "This piano has a wonderful touch"

1. Make physical contact with, come in contact with

• "Touch the stone for good luck"

• "She never touched her husband"

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"

• "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

4. Be relevant to

• "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"

• "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

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"

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"

• "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?" "the chair must not touch the wall"

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"

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"

13. Comprehend

• "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

14. Consume

• "She didn't touch her food all night"

15. Color lightly

• "Her greying hair was tinged blond"

• "The leaves were tinged red in november"