I . v. a.
1.
Hit ( lightly ), strike against.
2.
Perceive by the sense of feeling.
3.
Meet, be contiguous to, abut on.
4.
Graze, come in contact with ( in passing over ).
5.
Reach, come to, arrive at, attain to.
6.
Delineate ( lightly ), sketch, mark out, ~ off.
7.
Handle, feel, feel of.
8.
Handle, speak of, deal with, treat of slightly.
9.
Interfere with, meddle with.
10.
Concern, regard, relate to, refer to, pertain to, appertain to, belong to, affect, bear upon, have to do with.
11.
Affect, impress, strike, come home to, smite, stir.
12.
Affect, move, melt, work upon, soften, strike mentally.
13.
Make an impression on, act on, have an effect on.
14.
Strike, play on.
15.
Perform, play.
16.
Distress, hurt, injure, afflict, molest.
II . v. n.
Meet, hit, be contiguous, be in contact, abut on one another.
III . n.
1.
Contact.
2.
Feeling, tact, sense of feeling.
3.
Power of exciting the affections.
4.
Emotion, affection.
5.
Stroke.
6.
Animadversion, censure, reproof.
7.
Stroke ( with a pen, etc. , or on a musical instrument ).
8.
Tinge, tincture, cast, shade, grain, smack, taste, savor, flavor, spice, dash, sprinkling, seasoning, infusion, little, small quantity, soupçon .
9.
Hint, suggestion, slight notice.
10.
( Rare. ) Test, criterion, ~stone, proof, assay, ordeal.
11.
Examination, trial.
IV . a.
1.
Adhesive, tenacious, cohesive, flexible, without brittleness.
2.
Coriaceous, leathery.
3.
Viscous, clammy, tenacious, ropy, stringy, sticky.
4.
Stiff, rigid, inflexible.
5.
Strong, firm, hardy.
6.
Refractory, stubborn, obdurate, callous, hard.
7.
( Colloq. ) Difficult, hard, hard to deal with, troublesome, formidable.
8.
( Colloq. ) Severe ( as a storm ), violent.