One of 5 senses

verb

1. To bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate

   "loved to touch the soft silk"

2. To put hands upon in any way or degree

   "don't touch anything before the police come"

3. To take into the hands or mouth

   "never touches alcohol"

4. To strike or push lightly especially with the hand or foot or an implement
5. To cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something

   "touched her spurs to the horse"

6. To deal with become involved with

   "a sticky situation and I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole"

7. To rival in quality or value

   "nothing can touch that cloth for durability"

8. To be tangent to
9. To speak or tell of especially in passing

   "barely touched the incident in the speech"

10. To relate to concern
11. To have an influence on affect
12. To move to sympathetic feeling
13. To hurt the feelings of wound
14. To leave a mark or impression on

    "few reagents will touch gold"

15. To harm slightly by or as if by contact taint, blemish

    "fruit touched by frost"

16. To give a delicate tint, line, or expression to

    "a smile touched her lips"

17. To get a hit off or score a run against

    "touched him for three runs"

18. To draw or delineate with light strokes
19. To induce to give or lend

    "touched him for ten dollars"

20. To lay hands upon (one afflicted with scrofula) with intent to heal
21. To play on (a stringed instrument)
22. To perform (a melody) by playing or singing
23. To feel something with a body part (such as the hand or foot)
24. To lay hand or finger on a person to cure disease (such as scrofula)
25. To be in contact
26. To come close verge

    "your actions touch on treason"

27. To treat a topic in a brief or casual manner
28. To make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water

    "touched at several ports"

29. To have a bearing relate

noun

1. The act or fact of touching
2. The special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived
3. A specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors feel

   "the velvety touch of velour"

4. A light stroke, tap, or push
5. A hit against an opponent in fencing
6. An effective and subtle detail

   "applies the finishing touches to the story"

7. Distinctive and often effective manner or method

   "the touch of a master"

8. A characteristic or distinguishing trait or quality
9. Mental or moral sensitiveness, responsiveness, or tact

   "has a wonderful touch with children"

10. A light attack

    "a touch of fever"

11. A small quantity or indication hint

    "a touch of spring in the air"

12. A transient emotion

    "a momentary touch of compunction"

13. A near approach close call

    "beaten in the championships by a mere touch"

14. The state or fact of being in contact or communication or of having awareness

    "lost touch with her cousin"

15. A visible effect mark

    "a touch of the tropical sun"

16. Weakness, defect
17. A manner or method of touching or striking especially the keys of a keyboard instrument
18. Ability to precisely control the path and speed of a shot or pass

    "a great shooting touch"

19. The area outside of the touchlines in soccer or outside of and including the touchlines in rugby

    "the ball went into touch"

20. Particular action of a keyboard with reference to the resistance of its keys to pressure

    "piano with a stiff touch"

21. The playing of an instrument (such as a lute or piano) with the fingers
22. Test, trial
23. The act of rubbing gold or silver on a touchstone to test its quality
24. A set of changes in change ringing that is less than a peal
25. An act of soliciting or getting a gift or loan

noun

1. An airplane landing followed immediately by application of power and a takeoff and usually executed as one of a series for practice at landings

adjective

1. Unpredictable as to outcome uncertain

   "it was touch and go there for a while"

verb

1. To reach the ground land
2. To place (the ball in rugby) by hand on the ground on or over an opponent's goal line in scoring a try or behind one's own goal line as a defensive measure

noun

1. Football played informally and chiefly characterized by the substitution of touching for tackling

idiomatic phrase

1. To participate in normal activities in the real world especially as opposed to online experiences and interactions

   "To be told to touch grass is intended as an insult for people who spend too much time online, disconnected from the reality outside their pixelated screens."

noun

1. One (Impatiens capensis) typically having orange flowers spotted with reddish brown
2. One (I. pallida) having typically yellow flowers sometimes spotted with reddish brown

verb

1. To provoke or initiate with sudden intensity

   "the verdict touched off local riots"

2. To cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire
3. To describe or characterize with precision

noun

1. A keypad for an electronic device (such as a microwave oven) that consists of a flat surface divided into several differently marked areas which are touched to choose options