touch

n.

1. The tactile sense

   feeling, touching, feel, perception, tactility, taction.

2. Contact

   rub, stroke, pat, petting, fondling, rubbing, stroking, licking, handling, graze, scratch, brush, taste, nudge, kiss, peck, embrace, hug, cuddling, caress.

3. *The act of borrowing

   cadging, begging, mooching*; see loan.

4. A sensation

   sense, impression, apprehension, impact, pressure; see also feeling 2.

5. Skill

   knack*, technique*, finish; see ability 2, method 2, talent 1.

6. A trace

   suggestion, scent, inkling; see bit 1.

in touch

out of touch

1. not in communication, estranged, out of reach.

2. naive, inexperienced, uninformed;

touch

v.

1. To be in contact

   stroke, graze, rub, pat, pet, nudge, thumb, finger, paw, lick, taste, brush, kiss, glance, sweep, caress, fondle, smooth, massage, sip, partake; see also feel 1.

2. To come into contact with

   meet, encounter, arrive at, reach, get to, come to, attain, stop at, call at, visit.

   Antonyms pass*, miss*, avoid*. *

3. To relate to

   involve, refer to, bear on, pertain to, regard, affect, belong to, be associated with, center upon; see also concern 1.

4. To tinge

   tint, brush, retouch, taint, blemish, spot, color, stain.

5. *To borrow from

   get from, obtain from, beg from; see borrow 1.

6. To discuss

   touch on, touch upon, treat, go over; see discuss.

7. To affect emotionally

   move, stir, affect, impress; see move 3. See syn. study at affect.