touch.

Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.

I touched his face softly.

Primarily physical senses. To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.

Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.

Primarily physical senses. To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.

They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.

Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with a thing.

Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?

Primarily physical senses. To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.

If you touch her, I'll kill you.

Primarily physical senses. To make intimate physical contact with a person.

The man was arrested for touching a girl without her consent.

Primarily physical senses. To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.

Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen.

Primarily physical senses. To have sexual intercourse with

Tell me the truth, did you touch her?

Primarily physical senses. To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.

He quickly touched his knee to the worn marble.

The demonstrator nearly touched the rod on the ball.

Primarily physical senses. To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.

Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.

Primarily physical senses. To begin to consume, or otherwise use.

Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.

Primarily physical senses. Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).

Primarily physical senses. To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.

Primarily physical senses. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.

Primarily physical senses. To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.

Primarily physical senses. To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.

Primarily physical senses. To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.

to touch the wind

Primarily non-physical senses. To imbue or endow with a specific quality.

My grandfather, as many people know, was touched with greatness.

Primarily non-physical senses. To deal with in speech or writing; to mention briefly, to allude to.

Primarily non-physical senses. To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).

Primarily non-physical senses. To concern, to have to do with.

Primarily non-physical senses. To engage with, to be involved with.

I wouldn't touch that with a ten-foot pole.

Primarily non-physical senses. To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.

Stefan was touched by the song's message of hope.

Primarily non-physical senses. To affect in a negative way, especially only slightly.

He had been drinking over lunch, and was clearly touched.

Primarily non-physical senses. To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.

The bill was finally touched after many hours of deliberation.

Primarily non-physical senses. To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).

I was running short, so I touched old Bertie for a fiver.

Primarily non-physical senses. 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.

Primarily non-physical senses. To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.

Primarily non-physical senses. To come close to; to approach.

Primarily non-physical senses. To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.

To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.

To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.

To infect; to affect slightly.

To strike; to manipulate; to play on.

to touch an instrument of music

To perform, as a tune; to play.

To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.

An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

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.

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

A distinguishing feature or characteristic.

Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.

A little bit; a small amount.

Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.

I'd like to see a touch more enthusiasm in the project.

The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.

He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.

A relationship of close communication or understanding.

He promised to keep in touch while he was away.

lose touch

The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.

I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.

Act or power of exciting emotion.

An emotion or affection.

Personal reference or application.

A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

A brief essay.

A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.

Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.

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 counters.

The children's game of tag.

A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.

An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.

The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.

Tallow.

Form; standard of performance.

A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)