touch

physical contact

Synonyms: blow, brush, caress, collision, communication, contact, contingence, crash, cuddling, embrace, feel, feeling, fondling, graze, grope, handling, hit, hug, impact, junction, kiss, lick, manipulation, nudge, palpation, pat, peck, perception, percussion, petting, push, rub, rubbing, scratch, shock, stroke, stroking, tactility, taction, tap, taste, touching

tiny amount

Synonyms: bit, dash, detail, drop, hint, inkling, intimation, jot, pinch, scent, shade, smack, small amount, smattering, soupçon, speck, spot, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, trace, whiff

Antonyms: lot

manner, method

Synonyms: ability, acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, approach, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, communication, contact, deftness, direction, effect, facility, faculty, familiarity, finish, flair, hand, handiwork, influence, knack, mastery, skill, style, talent, technique, trademark, understanding, virtuosity, way

make physical contact

Synonyms: abut, adjoin, be in contact, border, brush, butt on, caress, come together, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, handle, hit, impinge upon, inspect, join, kiss, lay a finger on, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, pat, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, reach, rub, scrutinize, sip, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, toy, verge

Antonyms: cower, shrink, shy away

have an effect on

Synonyms: affect, arouse, carry, disturb, excite, feel out, get through to, get to, grab, impress, influence, inspire, make an impression, mark, melt, move, quicken, soften, stimulate, stir, strike, strike a chord, stroke, sway, tug at the heart, upset

have to do with; regard

Synonyms: affect, be a party to, bear on, bear upon, be associated with, belong to, center upon, concern, concern oneself with, consume, deal with, drink, eat, get involved in, handle, interest, involve, partake of, pertain to, refer to, use, utilize

make mention

Synonyms: allude to, bring in, cover, deal with, discuss, go over, mention, note, refer to, speak of, treat

Antonyms: secrete

compare with; correspond to

Synonyms: amount, approach, be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come to, come up to, equal, hold a candle to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rival, tie, verge on

to make a touch

He touched his hand to his cap.

Suddenly a hand touched his shoulder.

The lovers' lips touched.

please don't touch!

If you touch the snake, he will bite you.

to lose touch with reality

I was afraid to touch the hot iron.

The prisoner hadn't touched his food.

She had not touched the piano since her husband's death.

His farm touches the river.

A line that touches the circle.

A book touching every aspect of rural life.

His speech touched two important topics.

His war experiences seem not to have touched him at all.

His words touched us deeply.

I was touched by their kindness.

Fruits touched by frost.

Clouds which were touched with red.

Our boat touched two ports.

Nobody's cooking can touch Homa's.

Nothing can touch that leather for durability.

the sense of touch

He saluted us with a touch to his cap.

As a painter, he has lost his touch.

Joan had a wonderful touch in dealing with children.

There was a touch of sadness in what she said.

Mina has a touch of the flu.

a touch of fever

a touch of garlic in the salad

He is out of touch with the modern world.

to keep in touch with friends

a guitar player with a delicate touch

he has a gentle touch

the velvety touch of this cloth

His assassination touched off a number of riots.

In his talk he touched upon a number of economic issues too.

a soft touch

be in touch with

get in touch with

put to the touch

touch down

touch off

touch up

touch upon (or on)