to give a touch

  • 21touch somebody for something — ˈtouch sb for sth derived (informal) to persuade sb to give or lend you sth, especially money • He tried to touch me for 50 bucks. Main entry: ↑touchderived …

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  • 22touch up — [v] fix up; improve amend, brush up, do up, enhance, finish off, give a face lift*, gloss, make improvements, modify, patch up, perfect, polish, put finishing touches on*, remodel, renew, renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, rework, round off,… …

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  • 23give someone a shout — ► give someone a shout informal call on or get in touch with someone. Main Entry: ↑shout …

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  • 24touch — touch1 W2S2 [tʌtʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feel)¦ 2¦(no space between)¦ 3 touch something to something 4¦(affect somebody s feelings)¦ 5¦(have an effect)¦ 6¦(use)¦ 7 not touch something 8 not touch somebody/something 9¦(deal with somebody/something)¦ …

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  • 25touch — 1 /tVtS/ verb FEEL SB/STH PHYSICALLY 1 (T) to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them: Small children are constantly moving and wanting to touch everything. | She couldn t bear the thought of… …

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  • 26touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ …

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  • 27touch */*/*/ — I UK [tʌtʃ] / US verb Word forms touch : present tense I/you/we/they touch he/she/it touches present participle touching past tense touched past participle touched 1) [transitive] to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something Beth …

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  • 28touch — touchable, adj. touchableness, touchability, n. toucher, n. touchless, adj. /tuch/, v.t. 1. to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously. 2. to come into contact with and perceive ( …

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  • 29touch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bring a bodily part into contact with… …

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  • 30touch — Synonyms and related words: ESP, Roman candle, ability, abut, access, adjoin, adroitness, affect, aid to navigation, alarm, alight, allegory, allude to, allusion, amber light, amount to, answer, answer to, appertain to, apply, apply to, apprehend …

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