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contacts definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contact 2 senses of contact Sense 1 reach, get through get hold of contact => raise Sense 2 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 Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contact 2 senses of contact Sense 1 reach, get through get hold of contact => raise Sense 2 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 Entailment of verb contact Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb contact 2 senses of contact Sense 1 reach, get through get hold of contact => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 2 touch, adjoin, meet contact Familiarity of verb contact contact used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contact Sense 1 reach, get through get hold of contact => communicate, intercommunicate -------------- Sense 2 touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Grep of noun contact contact contact arm contact dermatitis contact lens contact print contact sport electrical contact eye contact Overview of noun contact The noun contact has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (30) contact -- (close interaction: "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings") 2. (10) contact -- (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity: "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid") 3. (6) contact -- (the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch") 4. (4) contact impinging, striking -- (the physical coming together of two or more things "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull") 5. (1) contact middleman -- (a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor") 6. (1) liaison, link, contact inter-group communication -- (a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas") 7. (1) contact tangency -- (a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact "they forget to solder the contacts") 8. contact touch -- (a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues") Overview of verb contact The verb contact has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) reach, get through get hold of contact -- (be in communication with establish communication with "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia") 2. 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") Overview of noun contact The noun contact has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (30) contact -- (close interaction: "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings") 2. (10) contact -- (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity: "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid") 3. (6) contact -- (the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch") 4. (4) contact impinging, striking -- (the physical coming together of two or more things "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull") 5. (1) contact middleman -- (a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor") 6. (1) liaison, link, contact inter-group communication -- (a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas") 7. (1) contact tangency -- (a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact "they forget to solder the contacts") 8. contact touch -- (a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues") Overview of verb contact The verb contact has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (10) reach, get through get hold of contact -- (be in communication with establish communication with "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia") 2. 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")
contacts definition
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