Definition of Touched
Adjective: touched túcht
- Having come into contact
- Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
"very touched by the stranger's kindness";
- moved, affected, stirred
- Slightly insane
- fey
- Make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
- Perceive via the tactile sense
"Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
- Affect emotionally
"I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy";
- stir
- Be relevant to
- refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, have to do with
- Be in direct physical contact with; make contact
"The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched";
- adjoin, meet, contact
- Have an effect upon
"Will the new rules touch on me?";
- affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on
- Deal with; usually used with a form of negation
"I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"
- Cause to be in brief contact with
"He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
- To extend as far as
"The chair must not touch the wall";
- reach, extend to
- Be equal to in quality or ability
"Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues";
- equal, rival, match
- Tamper with
"Don't touch my CDs!";
- disturb
- Make a more or less disguised reference to
- allude, advert
- Comprehend
"He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
- Consume
"She didn't touch her food all night";
- partake
- Colour lightly
"her greying hair was touched blond";
- tint, tinct, tinge
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