Touch Meaning and Definition

Word: Touch

How to pronounce: tʌʧ

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Come into or be in contact with.

Example sentences: "He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor"

2. Handle in order to manipulate, alter, or otherwise affect, especially in an adverse way.

Example sentences: "I didn't play her records or touch any of her stuff"

3. Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Example sentences: "A tenth of state companies have been touched by privatization"

4. Produce feelings of affection, gratitude, or sympathy in.

Example sentences: "She was touched by her friend's loyalty"

5. Reach (a specified level or amount)

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of touching someone or something.

Example sentences: "Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant"

2. A small amount; a trace.

Example sentences: "Add a touch of vinegar"

3. A distinctive manner or method of dealing with something.

Example sentences: "Later he showed a surer political touch"

4. An act of asking for and getting money or some other commodity from someone as a loan or gift.

5. A series of changes shorter than a peal.

6. A thing or an action that tries out the worth or character of something; a test.

7. Short for touch football

Synonyms:

tap

concern

affect

involve

join

trait

feature

streak

dab

bit

tad

contact

communication

relate to

pertain

refer

relate

tinge

tint

smack

tang

shade

spark

splash

breath

adjoin

be in contact

abut

reach

move

stir

hint

tarnish

feel

meet

hold

strike

impact

influence

tactile

little

disturb

trace

fingerprint

tactual sensation

Derivations:

touching

touchy

touchable

Toucher

touched

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Touch in Other Languages...

Spanish: Toque

German: Touch

French: Toucher

Italian: Touch

Turkish: Dokunma