to give a touch

  • 51give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …

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  • 52touch off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cause to explode] Syn. detonate, light the fuse, light, set off; see explode 1 . 2. [To cause to start] Syn. start, initiate, release; see begin 1 , cause 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To release or cause to… …

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  • 53touch bottom — Synonyms and related words: become suicidal, come down, decline, degenerate, despair, despond, deteriorate, die, droop, ebb, fade, fail, fall, fall away, fall off, give way, go down, go downhill, go off, go to pot, have a comedown, hit a slump,… …

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  • 54Touch — 1. apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from; beg; 2. borrow money and not give it back; 3. act of applying to a person for money, as a gift or loan; 4. obtaining of money thus; 5. money obtained; 6. person from whom such money can be… …

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  • 55touch — Australian Slang 1. apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from; beg; 2. borrow money and not give it back; 3. act of applying to a person for money, as a gift or loan; 4. obtaining of money thus; 5. money obtained; 6. person from whom… …

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  • 56give someone a shout — informal call on or get in touch with someone. → shout …

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  • 57touch off — the action touched off a string of protests Syn: cause, spark, trigger, start, set in motion, ignite, stir up, provoke, give rise to, lead to, generate, set off …

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  • 58touch something up — 1) these paints are handy for touching up small areas Syn: repaint, retouch, patch, fix; renovate, refurbish, revamp 2) the editor touched up my prose Syn: improve, enhance, make better, refine, give …

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  • 59give me five — v. a request to touch hands as a form of greeting or agreement …

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  • 60give me some skin — v. a request to touch hands as a form of greeting or agreement …

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