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touching the freshly painted wall. 4 lay a hand or finger on;
meddle with, have to do with, interfere with, come near,
approach: If you touch me, I'll scream. 5 drink, eat, consume,
partake of, take, use, taste, have to do with: He swore that he
would never touch alcohol again. 6 affect, impress, influence,
disturb, move, stir, arouse, excite, impassion, stimulate,
strike, Colloq get to: We were touched by your sympathetic
note. 7 rival, match, equal, compare with, come up to, be on a
par with, be a match for, be in the same league or class as or
with, be on an equal footing with, reach, come or get near or
close to, hold a candle to, measure up to or against, Colloq US
stack up to or with or against: No other car can touch our new
model for speed and safety. 8 Usually, touch on or upon. refer
to, have reference to, pertain to, relate to, have a bearing on,
regard, mention, allude to, speak or write of, tell of, bring up
or in, raise, deal with, cover: I must now touch upon a
delicate matter. 9 have access to, access, use, employ, make
use of, put to use, avail (oneself) of, take, get, take
advantage of: I do not touch the principal, but try to live off
the interest. 10 touch down. land, alight, come to earth: We
touched down for fuel at Gander, Newfoundland. 11 touch off. a
detonate, spark (off), set alight, set off, ignite, light, fire,
put a match to: We touched off the gunpowder and blew up the
arsenal. b instigate, initiate, begin, start, set in motion,
ignite, set off, trigger, provoke, foment, cause, give rise to:
Her offhand remark touched off a family row that lasted for
years. 12 touch up. retouch, patch up; beautify, enhance,
titivate, renovate, spruce up: She said that the painting had
recently been touched up. Mandy is upstairs touching up her
make-up.
--n. 13 feeling, feel, texture: She wants nothing but the
touch of silk next to her body. 14 pat, tap, blow, hit, stroke,
brush, caress: She hated him so much that she cringed at the
touch of his hand. 15 dash, hint, intimation, suggestion,
soup‡on, bit, intimation, pinch, jot, spot, trace, tinge, taste,
suspicion, smattering, colouring, smack, speck, drop, whiff,
odour, scent, smell: Cynthia has a touch of hypocrisy about
her. The salad dressing could use a touch more garlic. 16
ability, deftness, expertise, dexterity, adroitness, facility,
skill, skilfulness, knack, capability, genius, talent, gift,
flair: Richard has a master's touch in everything he does. 17
response, feel, responsiveness, feeling, movement, operation,