touch

touch

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/tʌt͡ʃ/]

Senses

1. touch (verb) — sense 1

Definition: Primarily physical senses.: To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.

Example: I touched his face softly.

2. touch (verb) — sense 2

Definition: Primarily physical senses.: To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.

Example: Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.

3. touch (verb) — sense 3

Definition: Primarily physical senses.: To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.

Example: They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.

4. touch (noun) — sense 4

Definition: An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

Example: Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

5. touch (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

Example: With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

6. touch (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

Example: He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • dewk (Proto-Indo-European)

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