touch
Definitions
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- To make contact with the ground; land: The spacecraft touched down on schedule.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- Sports To win a swimming race just ahead of (a competitor) by touching the end of the pool first.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- To improve by making minor corrections, changes, or additions.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- To renew a line of communication: "He went out of his way to touch base with a broad cross section of ... residents" (George B. Merry).
- A little bit; a small amount.
- an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called thixophobia.
- involuntary response or reaction to the touch of outside objects or bodies, as in motile cells. — thigmotaetic, adj.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- haptophobia.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Area out of play beyond a touchline.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- Act or power of exciting emotion.
- To come to rest on the ground:alight, land, light, set down, settle.
- An emotion or affection.
- To improve by making minor changes or additions:polish, retouch.
- Personal reference or application.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- A brief essay.
- A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.
- Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- Tallow.
- Form; standard of performance.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of touch.
Equivalents
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Examples
“Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch⟳ at my shoulder.”
“With the lights out, she had to rely⟳ on touch⟳ to find⟳ her desk.”
“He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light⟳ and playful touch⟳.”
“a heavy touch⟳, or a light⟳ touch⟳”
“Clever touches like⟳ this are what make⟳ her such a brilliant writer.”
“Move⟳ it left just a touch⟳ and it will be perfect.”
“I'd like⟳ to see⟳ a touch⟳ more enthusiasm in the project.”
“Madam, I have⟳ a touch⟳ of your condition.”
“In another example, there are a few touches of white above the eye, and a white postocular stripe, which becomes quite broad where it terminates on the side of the neck.”
“We had looked forward⟳ to four or five days' work⟳ in Ying-shan similar to that in Yün-mung, but at the end⟳ of our two days' walk⟳ from the one city to the other (they lie⟳ more than fifty miles apart), Mr. Terrell had a touch⟳ of fever, so we judged it best to remain⟳ in Ying-shan only for a day and then travel⟳ as quickly as possible by chair to Teh-ngan to consult⟳ our good friend, Dr. Morley, of the Wesleyan Mission Hospital in that city, and from thence take⟳ boat for Hankow....”
“He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch⟳.”
“He promised to keep⟳ in touch⟳ while he was away.”
“lose⟳ touch⟳”
“I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch⟳.”
“Rovers' hopes of pulling off one of the great European shocks of all time lasted just 10 minutes before Spurs finally found their scoring touch⟳.”
“Not alone / The death of Fulvia, with more urgent touches, / Do strongly speak⟳ to us.”
“a true, natural, and a sensible touch⟳ of mercy”
“Speech of touch⟳ toward others should be sparingly used.”
“Never give⟳ the least touch⟳ with your pencil till you have⟳ well examined your design⟳.”
“Print⟳ my preface in such form⟳ as, in the booksellers' phrase, will make⟳ a sixpenny touch⟳.”
“Now do I play⟳ the touch⟳.”
“a neat new monument of touch⟳ and alabaster”
“equity, the true touch⟳ of all laws”
“friends of noble touch⟳”
“Set⟳ off the exact Length forward⟳ and aftward from the Observation of the rising of the Keel, by Shipwrights called the Touch⟳, or Place⟳ where the Keel's upper Part ends to be streight.”
“But towards evening I got a touch⟳ at a cove's suck⟳, and eased him of twenty-two quids and a lil, which I took in the usual manner, when he was entering the inn door.”
“Supposedly Pickle has a line on a group of wealthy donors who were about to make⟳ a big drop on Chuy's campaign, now that he is in the runoff. I ask⟳ Pickle about the timing of this donation because Crawford and I are about to put⟳ the touch⟳ on the campaign for another five grand.”
“Brody would have⟳ to pay⟳ her, so if all else failed she would have⟳ some control⟳. She would have⟳ sex on her terms, not his. She would give⟳ him the relief he craved, and also relieve him of 500 quid while she was at it. A sweet little touch⟳ to keep⟳ her ahead of the game.”
“Such was Tim Whiffle on the Sunday, with the addition of a cane to indicate⟳ riding, it is true he had long had a penchant to a pair of spurs but did not as yet sport them, although a half crown touch⟳ at some livery stables was positively decided upon in his own⟳ mind⟳, though hitherto the dread of a fall⟳ from a horse had prevented the execution of his magnanimous plan⟳.”
“2019 In the mix⟳: Who's pushing for selection for round seven? Australian Football League, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. Jackson Hately, Isaac Cumming and Nick Shipley have⟳ been in great touch⟳ in the NEAFL.”
“2019 In the mix⟳: Who's pushing for selection for round seven? Australian Football League, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. With just six touches, small forward⟳ Daniel Rioli was uncharacteristically quiet against Melbourne, although he did lay⟳ five tackles.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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