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touch
noun as in physical contact
Strongest matches
Strong matches
blow, brush, caress, collision, contingence, crash, cuddling, embrace, feel, fondling, graze, grope, handling, hit, hug, impact, junction, kiss, lick, manipulation, nudge, palpation, pat, peck, perception, percussion, petting, push, rub, rubbing, scratch, shock, stroking, tap, touching
Weak match
noun as in tiny amount
noun as in manner, method
Strongest matches
ability, approach, communication, contact, effect, familiarity, flair, hand, influence, knack, skill, style, talent, technique, understanding
Strong matches
acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, deftness, direction, facility, faculty, finish, handiwork, mastery, virtuosity, way
verb as in make physical contact
Strong matches
abut, adjoin, border, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, inspect, join, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, scrutinize, sip, smooth, suck, sweep, tag, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, verge
Weak matches
be in contact, butt on, come together, feel up, impinge upon, lay a finger on, manhandle, toy with
verb as in have an effect on
verb as in have to do with; regard
Weak matches
be a party to, be associated with, bear on, bear upon, belong to, center upon, concern oneself with, deal with, get involved in, partake of, pertain to, refer to
verb as in make mention
verb as in compare with; correspond to
Weak matches
be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come up to, hold a candle to, measure up, partake of, verge on
Example Sentences
A seemingly drunken man put his arm around her shoulder, touched her hip and chest, and attempted to kiss her neck, before a member of the president's security detail pulled him away.
And he even made light of that infamous murder - his best friend Paloma Faith in episode two - by reaching over to host Claudia Winkleman in the final scene and touching her cheek.
An inquest into Gunner Beck's death heard that Webber engaged her in a drinking game before touching her thigh and trying to kiss her.
The public health department has advised people to never touch a bat and never allow pets to interact with them.
Privately, Kennedy had mocked Ike for being old and out of touch.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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