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• touch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of touching sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate, gentle, light, slight ▪ The slightest touch will set off the alarm. PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… …   English World dictionary

• Touch pieces — are coins and medals that have attracted superstitious beliefs, such as those with holes in them or those with particular designs. Such pieces were believed to cure disease, bring good luck, influence peoples behavior, carry out a specific… …   Wikipedia

• Touch — Touch, v. i. 1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.] [1913 Webster] Strong waters pierce… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• touch on (or upon) — 1》 deal briefly with (a subject). 2》 come near to being. → touch …   English new terms dictionary

• touch base with someone — touch base (with (someone)) to talk briefly to someone. I ll touch base with him later today to tell him about the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

• touch base with — touch base (with (someone)) to talk briefly to someone. I ll touch base with him later today to tell him about the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

• touch base — (with (someone)) to talk briefly to someone. I ll touch base with him later today to tell him about the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

• touch at — ► touch at (of a ship) call briefly at (a port). Main Entry: ↑touch …   English terms dictionary

• touch on — ► touch on (or upon) 1) deal briefly with (a subject). 2) come near to being. Main Entry: ↑touch …   English terms dictionary

• touch upon — ► touch on (or upon) 1) deal briefly with (a subject). 2) come near to being. Main Entry: ↑touch …   English terms dictionary