Idioms for touch

    put the touch on, Informal. to try to borrow money from: Willie put the touch on me for another ten last night.
    touch base with. base1(def 36).

Origin of touch

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English to(u)chen < Old French tochier < Vulgar Latin *toccāre to knock, strike, touch, of expressive orig.; (noun) partly continuing Middle English touche state or act of touching < Old French, derivative of tochier, partly derivative of the v.

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British Dictionary definitions for touch

touch
/ (tʌtʃ) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of touch

touchable, adjective touchableness, noun toucher, noun touchless, adjective

Word Origin for touch

C13: from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin toccāre (unattested) to strike, ring (a bell), probably imitative of a tapping sound

Medical definitions for touch

touch
[ tŭch ]

n.

The physiological sense by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body.
Digital examination.

Other words from touch

touch•a•ble adj.

Idioms and Phrases with touch

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