touch

/ˈtəch/

Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin

verb

  1. to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate

  2. to put hands upon in any way or degree; especially : to commit violence upon

  3. to take into the hands or mouth

loved to touch the soft silk

affect influence touch impress strike sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior).

noun

  1. the act or fact of touching; also : the act or an instance of handling or controlling a ball (as in basketball or soccer)

  2. the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived

  3. a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors : feel

noun

  1. an airplane landing followed immediately by application of power and a takeoff and usually executed as one of a series for practice at landings