Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  touch 
 
  9  of  15  senses  of  touch 
 
  Sense  1 
  touch 
  =>  engage 
  =>  touch 
  =>  toe 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  strike,  hit 
  =>  finger,  thumb 
  =>  feel 
  =>  palpate,  feel 
  =>  handle,  palm 
  =>  caress 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  =>  brush 
  =>  skim  over  skim 
  =>  hit 
  =>  strike 
  =>  kiss,  buss,  osculate 
  =>  kiss 
  =>  mouth 
  =>  press 
  =>  tag 
 
  Sense  3 
  touch,  stir 
  =>  get 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  =>  focus  on  center  on  revolve  around  revolve  about  concentrate  on  center 
  =>  apply,  hold  go  for 
  =>  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  matter  to  interest 
 
  Sense  5 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  =>  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  attach 
  =>  hug 
  =>  border,  adjoin,  edge,  abut,  butt,  butt  against,  butt  on 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  lean  on  rest  on  lean  against 
 
  Sense  6 
  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
  =>  strike  a  blow 
  =>  repercuss 
  =>  tell  on 
  =>  redound 
  =>  process,  treat 
  =>  queer,  expose,  scupper,  endanger,  peril 
  =>  hit,  strike 
  =>  subject 
  =>  trouble,  put  out  inconvenience,  disoblige,  discommode,  incommode,  bother 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
 
  Sense  9 
  reach,  extend  to  touch 
  =>  reach  into 
 
  Sense  11 
  touch,  disturb 
  =>  upset 
  =>  violate 
 
  Sense  14 
  partake,  touch 
  =>  receive 
 
  Sense  15 
  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch 
  =>  henna 
  =>  tincture 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  touch 
 
  9  of  15  senses  of  touch 
 
  Sense  1 
  touch 
  =>  engage 
  =>  lock 
  =>  touch 
  =>  toe 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  strike,  hit 
  =>  finger,  thumb 
  =>  feel 
  =>  palpate,  feel 
  =>  handle,  palm 
  =>  field 
  =>  fumble 
  =>  manipulate 
  =>  lay  hands  on 
  =>  mouse 
  =>  twiddle,  fiddle  with 
  =>  wield,  handle 
  =>  ply 
  =>  pump 
  =>  swing,  sweep,  swing  out 
  =>  operate,  control 
  =>  dial 
  =>  turn 
  =>  submarine 
  =>  treadle 
  =>  relay 
  =>  gate 
  =>  pedal 
  =>  drive 
  =>  coach 
  =>  test  drive 
  =>  drive 
  =>  pull 
  =>  cut  in 
  =>  tool 
  =>  fly,  aviate,  pilot 
  =>  fly  blind 
  =>  fly  contact 
  =>  solo 
  =>  test  fly 
  =>  jet 
  =>  glide 
  =>  sailplane,  soar 
  =>  hydroplane,  seaplane 
  =>  balloon 
  =>  hedgehop,  flat-hat 
  =>  hang  glide,  soar 
  =>  massage,  rub  down  knead 
  =>  knead,  work 
  =>  masticate 
  =>  shuffle,  ruffle,  mix 
  =>  reshuffle 
  =>  riffle 
  =>  cut 
  =>  cut 
  =>  tamper,  monkey 
  =>  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play 
  =>  manhandle 
  =>  caress 
  =>  paw 
  =>  grope 
  =>  dandle 
  =>  stroke,  fondle 
  =>  lick,  lap 
  =>  tongue 
  =>  pet 
  =>  chuck,  pat 
  =>  nuzzle,  nose 
  =>  pet 
  =>  canoodle 
  =>  gentle 
  =>  neck,  make  out 
  =>  smooch,  snog,  spoon 
  =>  tickle 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  =>  ping 
  =>  spang,  bang 
  =>  rear-end 
  =>  broadside 
  =>  connect 
  =>  spat 
  =>  thud 
  =>  bottom 
  =>  bottom  out 
  =>  bump,  knock 
  =>  run  into  bump  into  jar  against,  butt  against,  knock  against 
  =>  collide,  clash 
  =>  shock 
  =>  crash,  ram 
  =>  brush 
  =>  graze,  crease,  rake 
  =>  shave 
  =>  skive 
  =>  flick 
  =>  skim  over  skim 
  =>  hit 
  =>  clap 
  =>  slam,  bang 
  =>  lam  into  tear  into  lace  into  pitch  into  lay  into 
  =>  kick 
  =>  scuff 
  =>  boot 
  =>  swipe 
  =>  smite 
  =>  hook 
  =>  swat 
  =>  sock,  bop,  whop,  whap,  bonk,  bash 
  =>  get  catch 
  =>  conk 
  =>  cosh 
  =>  brain 
  =>  smash,  nail,  boom,  blast 
  =>  crack 
  =>  sandbag,  stun 
  =>  bat 
  =>  switch-hit 
  =>  bat 
  =>  bat 
  =>  cut 
  =>  thump,  pound,  poke 
  =>  smack,  thwack 
  =>  belt 
  =>  punch,  plug 
  =>  slug,  slog,  swig 
  =>  whack,  wham,  whop,  wallop 
  =>  pummel,  pommel,  biff 
  =>  buffet,  buff 
  =>  box 
  =>  club,  bludgeon 
  =>  cudgel 
  =>  strike 
  =>  jab 
  =>  dab,  pat 
  =>  butt,  bunt 
  =>  knock,  strike  hard 
  =>  down  knock  down  cut  down  push  down  pull  down 
  =>  submarine 
  =>  spur 
  =>  peck,  pick  beak 
  =>  tap 
  =>  percuss 
  =>  hew 
  =>  snag 
  =>  sideswipe 
  =>  whip,  lash 
  =>  beat 
  =>  beat 
  =>  beetle 
  =>  bastinado 
  =>  deck,  coldcock,  dump,  knock  down  floor 
  =>  whang 
  =>  paste 
  =>  thrash,  thresh 
  =>  hammer 
  =>  sledgehammer,  sledge 
  =>  beat 
  =>  sclaff 
  =>  clout 
  =>  rap,  knap 
  =>  knock 
  =>  chop 
  =>  slap 
  =>  cuff,  whomp 
  =>  sclaff 
  =>  smack 
  =>  buffet,  knock  about  batter 
  =>  kiss,  buss,  osculate 
  =>  smack,  peck 
  =>  kiss 
  =>  mouth 
  =>  press 
  =>  squeeze 
  =>  clench 
  =>  grit 
  =>  squash,  crush,  squelch,  mash,  squeeze 
  =>  wring 
  =>  stamp 
  =>  steamroller 
  =>  tread 
  =>  telescope 
  =>  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind 
  =>  drag  down  bear  down  bear  down  on  press  down  on  weigh  down 
  =>  knuckle 
  =>  push 
  =>  tag 
  =>  nab 
 
  Sense  3 
  touch,  stir 
  =>  get 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  =>  focus  on  center  on  revolve  around  revolve  about  concentrate  on  center 
  =>  apply,  hold  go  for 
  =>  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  implicate 
  =>  matter  to  interest 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
  =>  grab,  seize 
 
  Sense  5 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  =>  flood 
  =>  flow 
  =>  inundate,  deluge,  submerge 
  =>  swamp,  drench 
  =>  bloody 
  =>  mist,  mist  over 
  =>  glaciate 
  =>  strew 
  =>  grass,  grass  over 
  =>  coat,  cake 
  =>  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm 
  =>  mantle 
  =>  blanket 
  =>  carpet 
  =>  smother 
  =>  shroud 
  =>  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
  =>  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  attach 
  =>  leech  onto 
  =>  hug 
  =>  border,  adjoin,  edge,  abut,  butt,  butt  against,  butt  on 
  =>  neighbor,  neighbour 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  girdle,  gird 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
  =>  tuck,  insert 
  =>  wall  in  wall  up 
  =>  brick  in  brick  up  brick  over 
  =>  embower,  bower 
  =>  enshrine,  shrine 
  =>  encase,  case 
  =>  pack 
  =>  containerize 
  =>  bag 
  =>  pouch 
  =>  bundle,  bundle  up  roll  up 
  =>  stow,  load 
  =>  box,  package 
  =>  sack 
  =>  crate 
  =>  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up 
  =>  frame,  frame  in  border 
  =>  glass,  glass  in 
  =>  bank 
  =>  dike,  dyke 
  =>  encapsulate 
  =>  fence,  fence  in 
  =>  rope  in  rope  off  cordon  off 
  =>  casket 
  =>  corral 
  =>  fortify,  fort 
  =>  trench 
  =>  hem  in 
  =>  lean  on  rest  on  lean  against 
 
  Sense  6 
  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
  =>  strike  a  blow 
  =>  repercuss 
  =>  tell  on 
  =>  redound 
  =>  process,  treat 
  =>  iodize,  iodise 
  =>  nitrate 
  =>  tank 
  =>  oxygenate,  oxygenize,  oxygenise,  aerate 
  =>  mercerize,  mercerise 
  =>  malt 
  =>  fluoridate,  fluoridize,  fluoridise 
  =>  creosote 
  =>  chlorinate 
  =>  carbonate 
  =>  camphorate 
  =>  bromate,  brominate 
  =>  ammoniate 
  =>  irradiate,  ray 
  =>  refine 
  =>  nitrify,  nitrogenize,  nitrogenise 
  =>  curry 
  =>  seed 
  =>  dose 
  =>  winnow 
  =>  sulphur,  sulfur 
  =>  vulcanize,  vulcanise 
  =>  chrome 
  =>  bituminize,  bituminise 
  =>  Agenize,  Agenise 
  =>  run 
  =>  rerun 
  =>  carboxylate 
  =>  digest 
  =>  stomach 
  =>  predigest 
  =>  fumigate,  fume 
  =>  air-condition 
  =>  queer,  expose,  scupper,  endanger,  peril 
  =>  compromise 
  =>  subject 
  =>  incur 
  =>  run 
  =>  hit,  strike 
  =>  clap 
  =>  subject 
  =>  bacterize,  bacterise 
  =>  put 
  =>  shipwreck 
  =>  refract 
  =>  expose 
  =>  sun 
  =>  air  out  air,  aerate 
  =>  overexpose 
  =>  underexpose 
  =>  expose 
  =>  overexpose 
  =>  underexpose 
  =>  trouble,  put  out  inconvenience,  disoblige,  discommode,  incommode,  bother 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
  =>  prejudice,  prepossess 
  =>  bias,  predetermine 
  =>  slant,  angle,  weight 
  =>  bias 
  =>  handicap 
  =>  imprint,  form 
  =>  militate 
  =>  manipulate,  pull  strings,  pull  wires 
  =>  color,  colour 
  =>  swing,  swing  over 
  =>  blackmail,  blackjack,  pressure 
  =>  carry,  persuade,  sway 
  =>  get  at 
  =>  dominate 
  =>  overbear 
  =>  possess 
 
  Sense  9 
  reach,  extend  to  touch 
  =>  reach  into 
 
  Sense  11 
  touch,  disturb 
  =>  upset 
  =>  violate 
 
  Sense  14 
  partake,  touch 
  =>  receive 
 
  Sense  15 
  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch 
  =>  henna 
  =>  tincture 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  touch 
 
  2  of  15  senses  of  touch 
 
  Sense  12 
  allude,  touch,  advert 
  =>  denote,  refer 
 
  Sense  14 
  partake,  touch 
  =>  partake,  share,  partake  in 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  touch 
 
  15  senses  of  touch 
 
  Sense  1 
  touch 
  Also  See->  touch  down#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  touch 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  3 
  touch,  stir 
  =>  affect,  impress,  move  strike 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
 
  Sense  5 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Sense  6 
  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  7 
  touch 
  =>  manage,  deal  care  handle 
 
  Sense  8 
  touch 
  =>  touch 
 
  Sense  9 
  reach,  extend  to  touch 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  10 
  equal,  touch,  rival,  match 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Sense  11 
  touch,  disturb 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  12 
  allude,  touch,  advert 
  =>  hint,  suggest 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch 
  =>  understand 
 
  Sense  14 
  partake,  touch 
  =>  consume,  ingest,  take  in  take  have 
 
  Sense  15 
  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch 
  =>  dye 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  touch 
 
  touch  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  15) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  touch 
 
  Sense  4 
  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
 
  Sense  12 
  allude,  touch,  advert 
  =>  hint,  suggest 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  touch 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  touch,  stir 
  =>  affect,  impress,  move  strike 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  touch 
  =>  manage,  deal  care  handle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  touch 
  =>  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  reach,  extend  to  touch 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  equal,  touch,  rival,  match 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  touch,  disturb 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch 
  =>  understand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  partake,  touch 
  =>  consume,  ingest,  take  in  take  have 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  15 
  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch 
  =>  dye 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  touch 
  cartouch 
  common  touch 
  finishing  touch 
  light  touch 
  midas  touch 
  sense  of  touch 
  soft  touch 
  touch 
  touch-me-not 
  touch-typist 
  touch  football 
  touch  modality 
  touch  perception 
  touch  sensation 
  touch  system 
  touch  typing 
  touchback 
  touchdown 
  toucher 
  touchiness 
  touching 
  touchline 
  touchstone 
  touchwood 
 
  Overview  of  noun  touch 
 
  The  noun  touch  has  12  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  touch,  touching  --  (the  event  of  something  coming  in  contact  with  the  body;  "he  longed  for  the  touch  of  her  hand";  "the  cooling  touch  of  the  night  air") 
  2.  (4)  touch,  sense  of  touch,  skin  senses  touch  modality,  cutaneous  senses  --  (the  faculty  of  touch;  "only  sight  and  touch  enable  us  to  locate  objects  in  the  space  around  us") 
  3.  (2)  touch,  trace,  ghost  --  (a  suggestion  of  some  quality;  "there  was  a  touch  of  sarcasm  in  his  tone";  "he  detected  a  ghost  of  a  smile  on  her  face") 
  4.  (2)  touch,  signature  --  (a  distinguishing  style;  "this  room  needs  a  woman's  touch") 
  5.  (2)  touch,  touching  --  (the  act  of  putting  two  things  together  with  no  space  between  them  "at  his  touch  the  room  filled  with  lights") 
  6.  (1)  touch,  hint,  mite,  pinch,  jot,  speck,  soupcon  --  (a  small  but  appreciable  amount;  "this  dish  could  use  a  touch  of  garlic") 
  7.  (1)  contact  touch  --  (a  communicative  interaction;  "the  pilot  made  contact  with  the  base";  "he  got  in  touch  with  his  colleagues") 
  8.  touch,  spot  --  (a  slight  attack  of  illness;  "he  has  a  touch  of  rheumatism") 
  9.  touch  --  (the  act  of  soliciting  money  (as  a  gift  or  loan);  "he  watched  the  beggar  trying  to  make  a  touch") 
  10.  touch,  touch  sensation,  tactual  sensation,  tactile  sensation,  feeling  --  (the  sensation  produced  by  pressure  receptors  in  the  skin;  "she  likes  the  touch  of  silk  on  her  skin";  "the  surface  had  a  greasy  feeling") 
  11.  touch  --  (deftness  in  handling  matters;  "he  has  a  master's  touch") 
  12.  touch  --  (the  feel  of  mechanical  action:  "this  piano  has  a  wonderful  touch") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  touch 
 
  The  verb  touch  has  15  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (33)  touch  --  (make  physical  contact  with  come  in  contact  with  "Touch  the  stone  for  good  luck";  "She  never  touched  her  husband") 
  2.  (5)  touch  --  (perceive  via  the  tactile  sense  "Helen  Keller  felt  the  physical  world  by  touching  people  and  objects  around  her") 
  3.  (4)  touch,  stir  --  (affect  emotionally;  "A  stirring  movie";  "I  was  touched  by  your  kind  letter  of  sympathy") 
  4.  (3)  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on  --  (be  about  have  to  do  with  be  relevant  to  refer,  pertain,  or  relate  to  "What's  this  novel  all  about?";  "There  were  lots  of  questions  referring  to  her  talk") 
  5.  (3)  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact  --  (be  in  direct  physical  contact  with  make  contact  "The  two  buildings  touch";  "Their  hands  touched";  "The  wire  must  not  contact  the  metal  cover";  "The  surfaces  contact  at  this  point") 
  6.  (3)  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch  --  (have  an  effect  upon  "Will  the  new  rules  affect  me?") 
  7.  (2)  touch  --  (deal  with  usually  used  with  a  form  of  negation;  "I  wouldn't  touch  her  with  a  ten-foot  pole";  "The  local  Mafia  won't  touch  gambling") 
  8.  (2)  touch  --  (cause  to  be  in  brief  contact  with  "He  touched  his  toes  to  the  horse's  flanks") 
  9.  (1)  reach,  extend  to  touch  --  (to  extend  as  far  as  "The  sunlight  reached  the  wall";"Can  he  reach?") 
  10.  (1)  equal,  touch,  rival,  match  --  (be  equal  to  in  quality  or  ability;  "Nothing  can  rival  cotton  for  durability";  "Your  performance  doesn't  even  touch  that  of  your  colleagues";  "Her  persistence  and  ambition  only  matches  that  of  her  parents") 
  11.  (1)  touch,  disturb  --  (tamper  with  "Don't  touch  my  CDs!") 
  12.  (1)  allude,  touch,  advert  --  (make  a  more  or  less  disguised  reference  to  "He  alluded  to  the  problem  but  did  not  mention  it") 
  13.  (1)  touch  --  (comprehend;  "He  could  not  touch  the  meaning  of  the  poem") 
  14.  partake,  touch  --  (touch,  as  of  food;  "She  didn't  touch  her  food  all  night") 
  15.  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch  --  (dye  with  a  color) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  touch 
  touch-and-go 
  touchable 
  touched 
  touching 
  touchy 
  touchy-feely 
 
  Overview  of  noun  touch 
 
  The  noun  touch  has  12  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  touch,  touching  --  (the  event  of  something  coming  in  contact  with  the  body;  "he  longed  for  the  touch  of  her  hand";  "the  cooling  touch  of  the  night  air") 
  2.  (4)  touch,  sense  of  touch,  skin  senses  touch  modality,  cutaneous  senses  --  (the  faculty  of  touch;  "only  sight  and  touch  enable  us  to  locate  objects  in  the  space  around  us") 
  3.  (2)  touch,  trace,  ghost  --  (a  suggestion  of  some  quality;  "there  was  a  touch  of  sarcasm  in  his  tone";  "he  detected  a  ghost  of  a  smile  on  her  face") 
  4.  (2)  touch,  signature  --  (a  distinguishing  style;  "this  room  needs  a  woman's  touch") 
  5.  (2)  touch,  touching  --  (the  act  of  putting  two  things  together  with  no  space  between  them  "at  his  touch  the  room  filled  with  lights") 
  6.  (1)  touch,  hint,  mite,  pinch,  jot,  speck,  soupcon  --  (a  small  but  appreciable  amount;  "this  dish  could  use  a  touch  of  garlic") 
  7.  (1)  contact  touch  --  (a  communicative  interaction;  "the  pilot  made  contact  with  the  base";  "he  got  in  touch  with  his  colleagues") 
  8.  touch,  spot  --  (a  slight  attack  of  illness;  "he  has  a  touch  of  rheumatism") 
  9.  touch  --  (the  act  of  soliciting  money  (as  a  gift  or  loan);  "he  watched  the  beggar  trying  to  make  a  touch") 
  10.  touch,  touch  sensation,  tactual  sensation,  tactile  sensation,  feeling  --  (the  sensation  produced  by  pressure  receptors  in  the  skin;  "she  likes  the  touch  of  silk  on  her  skin";  "the  surface  had  a  greasy  feeling") 
  11.  touch  --  (deftness  in  handling  matters;  "he  has  a  master's  touch") 
  12.  touch  --  (the  feel  of  mechanical  action:  "this  piano  has  a  wonderful  touch") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  touch 
 
  The  verb  touch  has  15  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (33)  touch  --  (make  physical  contact  with  come  in  contact  with  "Touch  the  stone  for  good  luck";  "She  never  touched  her  husband") 
  2.  (5)  touch  --  (perceive  via  the  tactile  sense  "Helen  Keller  felt  the  physical  world  by  touching  people  and  objects  around  her") 
  3.  (4)  touch,  stir  --  (affect  emotionally;  "A  stirring  movie";  "I  was  touched  by  your  kind  letter  of  sympathy") 
  4.  (3)  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on  --  (be  about  have  to  do  with  be  relevant  to  refer,  pertain,  or  relate  to  "What's  this  novel  all  about?";  "There  were  lots  of  questions  referring  to  her  talk") 
  5.  (3)  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact  --  (be  in  direct  physical  contact  with  make  contact  "The  two  buildings  touch";  "Their  hands  touched";  "The  wire  must  not  contact  the  metal  cover";  "The  surfaces  contact  at  this  point") 
  6.  (3)  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch  --  (have  an  effect  upon  "Will  the  new  rules  affect  me?") 
  7.  (2)  touch  --  (deal  with  usually  used  with  a  form  of  negation;  "I  wouldn't  touch  her  with  a  ten-foot  pole";  "The  local  Mafia  won't  touch  gambling") 
  8.  (2)  touch  --  (cause  to  be  in  brief  contact  with  "He  touched  his  toes  to  the  horse's  flanks") 
  9.  (1)  reach,  extend  to  touch  --  (to  extend  as  far  as  "The  sunlight  reached  the  wall";"Can  he  reach?") 
  10.  (1)  equal,  touch,  rival,  match  --  (be  equal  to  in  quality  or  ability;  "Nothing  can  rival  cotton  for  durability";  "Your  performance  doesn't  even  touch  that  of  your  colleagues";  "Her  persistence  and  ambition  only  matches  that  of  her  parents") 
  11.  (1)  touch,  disturb  --  (tamper  with  "Don't  touch  my  CDs!") 
  12.  (1)  allude,  touch,  advert  --  (make  a  more  or  less  disguised  reference  to  "He  alluded  to  the  problem  but  did  not  mention  it") 
  13.  (1)  touch  --  (comprehend;  "He  could  not  touch  the  meaning  of  the  poem") 
  14.  partake,  touch  --  (touch,  as  of  food;  "She  didn't  touch  her  food  all  night") 
  15.  tint,  tinct,  bepaint,  tinge,  touch  --  (dye  with  a  color) 

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