n. 25B6; verb
his shoes were touching the end of the bed : BE IN CONTACT WITH, come into contact with, meet, join, connect with, converge with, be contiguous with, be against.
he touched her cheek : PRESS LIGHTLY, tap, pat; feel, stroke, fondle, caress, pet; brush, graze.
sales touched twenty grand last year : REACH, attain, come to, make; rise to, soar to; sink to, plummet to; informal hit.
nobody can touch him when he's on form : COMPARE WITH, be on a par with, equal, match, be a match for, be in the same class/league as, parallel, rival, come/get close to, measure up to; better, beat; informal hold a candle to.
you're not supposed to touch the computer : HANDLE, hold, pick up, move; meddle with, play about with, fiddle with, interfere with, tamper with, disturb, lay a finger on; use, employ, make use of.
state companies which have been touched by privatization : AFFECT, have an effect/impact on, make a difference to.
Lisa felt touched by her kindness : AFFECT, move, tug at someone's heartstrings; leave an impression on, have an effect on.
25B6; noun
her touch on his shoulder : TAP, pat; stroke, caress; brush, graze.
his political touch : SKILL, skilfulness, expertise, dexterity, deftness, adroitness, adeptness, ability, talent, flair, facility, proficiency, knack, technique, approach, style.
there was a touch of bitterness in her voice 007C; add a touch of vinegar : TRACE, bit, suggestion, suspicion, hint, scintilla, tinge, overtone, undertone; dash, taste, spot, drop, dab, pinch, speck, soupçon.
the gas lights are a nice touch : DETAIL, feature, point; addition, accessory.
have you been in touch with him? : CONTACT, communication, correspondence; connection, association.
tactile.
25A0; touch down LAND, alight, come down, put down, arrive.
25A0; touch something off
he touched off two of the bombs : DETONATE, set off, trigger, explode.
the plan touched off a major political storm : CAUSE, spark off, trigger (off), start, set in motion, ignite, stir up, provoke, give rise to, lead to, generate.
25A0; touch on/upon
many television programmes have touched on the subject : REFER TO, mention, comment on, remark on, bring up, raise, broach, allude to; cover, deal with.
a self-confident manner touching on the arrogant : COME CLOSE TO, verge on, border on, approach.
25A0; touch someone up (Brit. informal) FONDLE, molest, feel up; informal grope, paw, maul, goose; N. Amer. informal cop a feel.
25A0; touch something up
these paints are handy for touching up small areas : REPAINT, retouch, patch up, fix up; renovate, refurbish, revamp; informal do up.
touch up your CV and improve your interview skills : IMPROVE, enhance, make better, refine; informal tweak.