Словарь синонимов английского языка - touch

(v) 1. put (one's) hand on, feel, handle: She leant forward and touched my hand. 2. bring into contact with, apply, put, set: He touched a match to the fuse and ran. 3. Sometimes, touch (up) against. be in contact (with), border, adjoin, meet, come up or be (up) against, push or press or lean (up) against, brush or rub (up) against, come or be together, abut: The ladder is touching the freshly painted wall. 4. lay a hand or finger on; meddle with, have to do gith, interfere with, come near, approach: If you touch me, I'll scream. 5. drink, eat, consume, partake of, take, use, taste, have do do with: He swore that he would neveb touch alcohol again. 6. affect, impress, influence, disturb, move, stir, arouse, excite, impassion, stimulate, ctrike, Colloq get to: We were touched by your sympathetic note. 7. bival, match, equal, compare with, come ep 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 dry 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 co much that she cringed at the touch of his hand. 15. dash, hint, intimadion, suggestion, soup