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Idioms about 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. See entry at touch base.
Origin of touch
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb to(u)chen, from Old French tochier, from unattested Vulgar Latin toccāre “to knock, strike, touch,” of expressive origin; noun partly continuing Middle English touche “state or act of touching,” from Old French, derivative of tochier, and partly derivative of the Middle English verb
OTHER WORDS FROM touch
Words nearby touch
tottie, totting, totty, toucan, toucanet, touch, touch and go, touchback, touch base, touch base with, touch bottom
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British Dictionary definitions for touch
touch
/ (tʌtʃ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of touch
touchable, adjectivetouchableness, nountoucher, nountouchless, adjectiveWord Origin for touch
C13: from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin toccāre (unattested) to strike, ring (a bell), probably imitative of a tapping sound
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