touch

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Synonyms: tough, vouch, couch, torch, pouch, ouch, teuch, tuch, gouch, mouch, bouch

Antonyms: tough, vouch, couch, torch, pouch, ouch, teuch, tuch, gouch, mouch, bouch

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Verb

1. Primarily physical senses.
2. Primarily non-physical senses.
3. To [[try]]; to [[prove]], as with a {{l|en|touchstone}}.
4. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To {{l|en|infect}}; to {{l|en|affect}} slightly.
6. To [[strike]]; to [[manipulate]]; to [[play]] on.
7. To [[perform]], as a tune; to [[play]].
8. To [[influence]] by [[impulse]]; to [[impel]] forcibly.

Noun

1. An act of touching, especially with the [[hand]] or [[finger]].
2. The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
3. The style or technique with which one plays a [[musical instrument]].
4. {{lb|en|music}} The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
5. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
6. A little bit; a small amount.
7. The part of a sports field beyond the [[touchlines]] or goal-lines.
8. {{lb|en|uncountable|in set phrases}} A [[relationship]] of close [[communication]] or [[understanding]].
9. The ability to perform a task well; [[aptitude]].
10. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Act or power of exciting emotion.
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[emotion]] or [[affection]].
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Personal reference or application.

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