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touch 'təch vt to bring a bodily part into contact with esp. so as to perceive through the tactile sense: handle or feel gently usu. with the intent to understand or appreciate
vi to feel something with a body part (as the hand or foot)
1) the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived
2) a light attack <a \touch of fever>
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(tuch) [L. tactus; Old Fr. touchier] 1. the sense (actually a group of senses) by which contact with objects gives evidence as to certain of their qualities, as registered by mechanoreceptors in the skin and mucous membranes. Types of touch include light touch, coarse touch, tickling, pressure sense, vibration sense, tissue distortion sense, and pain sense. Called also tactile sense and taction. 2. palpation or exploration with the finger.
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Touch — Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See {Touch}, v. ] 1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact. [1913 Webster] Their touch affrights me as a serpent s sting. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The sense by which pressure or traction… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touch — ► VERB 1) come into or be in contact with. 2) come or bring into mutual contact. 3) bring one s hand or another part of one s body into contact with. 4) harm or interfere with. 5) use or consume. 6) have an effect on. 7) (often … English terms dictionary
touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… … English World dictionary
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Touch&Go — Touch and Go Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Touch and Go est un film britannique réalisé par Michael Truman en 1955. Touch and Go est une série télévisée… … Wikipédia en Français
Touch & Go — Touch and Go Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Touch and Go est un film britannique réalisé par Michael Truman en 1955. Touch and Go est une série télévisée… … Wikipédia en Français
touch# — touch vb 1 Touch, feel, palpate, handle, paw can all mean to lay the hand or fingers or an equally sensitive part of the body upon so as to get or produce a sensation often in examination or exploration. Touch usually stresses the act which leads … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Touch — Touch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Touched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Touching}.] [F. toucher, OF. touchier, tuchier; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G. zukken, zukken, v. intens. fr. OHG. ziohan to draw, G. ziehen, akin to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
