Definition of Touch

Touch

To compare with; of be equal to; -- usually with a negative; as, he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire.

To induce to give or lend; to borrow from; as, to touch one for a loan; hence, to steal from.

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

An act of borrowing or stealing.

Tallow; -- a plumber's term.

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

To perceive by the sense of feeling.

To come to; to reach; to attain to.

To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.

To relate to; to concern; to affect.

To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of.

To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books.

To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften.

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

To infect; to affect slightly.

To make an impression on; to have effect upon.

To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music.

To perform, as a tune; to play.

To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.

To harm, afflict, or distress.

To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle.

To be tangent to. See Tangent, a.

To lay a hand upon for curing disease.

To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.

To fasten; to take effect; to make impression.

To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; -- often with on or upon.

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

The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact.

The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the properties of bodies are determined by contact; the tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under Tactile.

Act or power of exciting emotion.

An emotion or affection.

Personal reference or application.

A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof.

A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

Feature; lineament; trait.

The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes.

A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.

A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.

A slight and brief essay.

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

Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.

The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.

The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see Top and but, under Top, n.), 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.

That part of the field which is beyond the line of flags on either side.

A boys' game; tag.

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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
Mother Teresa

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
Oscar Wilde

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.
Mother Teresa

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
Marilyn Monroe

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
William Shakespeare

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
Plato

So let's not use a stylus. We're going to use the best pointing device in the world. We're going to use a pointing device that we're all born with - born with ten of them. We're going to use our fingers. We're going to touch this with our fingers. And we have invented a new technology called multi-touch, which is phenomenal. It works like magic.
Steve Jobs

These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that.
Steve Jobs