2. v. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
I touched her face softly.
3. v. To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.
4. v. (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.
5. v. (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?
6. v. To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
If you touch her, I'll kill you.
7. v. To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
He quickly touched his knee to the worn marble.
The demonstrator nearly touched the rod on the ball.
8. v. To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.
9. v. To consume, or otherwise use.
Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.
10. v. (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
11. v. (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
12. v. (transitive, or reflexive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen.
13. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.
14. v. (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
15. v. (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
16. v. (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
to touch the wind
17. v. Primarily non-physical senses.
18. v. To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
My grandfather, as many people know, was touched with greatness.
19. v. (transitive, archaic) To deal with in speech or writing; to mention briefly, to allude to.
20. v. (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
21. v. To concern, to have to do with.
22. v. To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
Stefan was touched by the song's message of hope.
23. v. (transitive, dated) To affect in a negative way, especially only slightly.
He had been drinking over lunch, and was clearly touched.
24. v. (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
The bill was finally touched after many hours of deliberation.
25. v. (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
I was running short, so I touched old Bertie for a fiver.
26. v. (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
You must be touched if you think I'm taking your advice.
27. v. (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
28. v. To come close to; to approach.
29. v. (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
30. v. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
31. v. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
32. v. (obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.
33. v. To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
to touch an instrument of music
34. v. To perform, as a tune; to play.
35. v. To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
36. n. An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.
37. n. The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.
38. n. The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.
39. n. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.
40. n. A little bit; a small amount.
Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.
41. n. The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.
42. n. A relationship of close communication or understanding.
He promised to keep in touch while he was away.
43. n. The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.
44. n. (obsolete) Act or power of exciting emotion.
45. n. (obsolete) An emotion or affection.
46. n. (obsolete) Personal reference or application.
47. n. A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
48. n. (obsolete) A brief essay.
49. n. (obsolete) A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.
50. n. (obsolete) Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
51. n. (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
a heavy touch, or a light touch
52. n. (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the coun
53. n. The children's game of tag.
54. n. (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
55. n. (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something.
