caress / kəˈres / to gently touch a part of someone’s body in a loving way a mother caressing her child She caressed his cheek. pet to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or child The goats, pigs, sheep, and cows here allow you to pet them. pat to touch an animal or child lightly several times, with your hand flat He knelt down to pat the dog. touch somebody gently or lovingly stroke to move your hand gently over something, especially in a loving way She stroked the child’s hair. grope to touch someone’s body in a sexual way when they do not want to be touched The officer was accused of groping several women in his platoon. tickle to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make them laugh The baby giggled as I tickled him. scratch to rub part of your body with your nails, often because it itches The dog kept scratching its ear. rub to move your hand over a surface while pressing it Bob rubbed his eyes and yawned. finger to touch or handle something with your fingers, especially while you are thinking of other things She fingered the heavy necklace around her neck. The glass was very fragile, and she handled it with great care. handle to touch something and pick it up and hold it in your hands Children should always wash their hands before handling food. 17 → nothing/no one can touch somebody/something 18 → touch base (with somebody) 19 → touch bottom → touch a (raw) nerve, → touch wood THESAURUS touch to put your fingers or hand onto someone or something for a very short time Don’t touch the iron – it’s hot! feel to touch something with your fingers in order to find out about it Feel how soft this material is. 16 light literary if light touches something, it shines on it The sun was just touching the tops of the mountains. The discourse touches many of the issues which are currently popular. 15 relate to something ABOUT to be about or to deal with a particular subject, situation, or problem Though the question touched a new vein, Nelson answered promptly. 12 → not touch something/somebody (with a bargepole) 13 → be touched with something 14 expression EXPRESS if an expression such as a smile touches your face, your face has that expression for a short time A smile touched her lips. 11 hit/kick British English to gently hit or kick a ball – used especially in reports of sports games Evans was just able to touch the ball away from Wilkinson. 10 reach an amount especially British English to reach a particular amount or level At the time, the unemployment rate was touching 10 percent and rising. No school would touch a teacher who had been convicted of assault. 7 → not touch something 8 → not touch somebody/something 9 deal with somebody/something DEAL WITH to become involved with or deal with a particular problem, situation, or person He was the only lawyer who would touch the case.
It’s a long time since I’ve touched a piano. 6 use TOUCH to use or handle something The law doesn’t allow him to touch any of the money. He was often touched by doubt (=doubt affected him ). Unemployment remains an evil that touches the whole community. → touched, touching 1 5 have an effect EFFECT/INFLUENCE to have an effect on someone or something, especially by changing or influencing them He has touched the lives of many people.
She could sense his concern and it touched her. 3 → touch something to something 4 affect somebody’s feelings EFFECT/INFLUENCE to affect someone’s emotions, especially by making them feel sympathy or sadness Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.
You can also say: Their hands touched each other. In this sentence, touch is intransitive and does not have an object. It does not need to have an object: Their hands touched. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them. GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs Touch is a reciprocal verb. 2 no space between TOUCH if two things touch, or one thing touches another thing, they reach each other so that there is no space between them As our glasses touched, he said ‘Cheers!’ Her dress was so long that it was touching the ground. touch somebody on the arm/leg etc A hand touched her on the shoulder. If your house has been burgled, you shouldn’t touch anything until the police arrive. S2 W2 verb 1 feel TOUCH to put your hand, finger etc on someone or something She reached out to touch his arm.Touchingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English touch touch 1 / tʌtʃ / Touched untouched touching touchy untouchable
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