#touch__touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
supertype: deed__feat__effort__exploit a notable achievement: "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
subtype: contact.touch the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
subtype: wipe__rub the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
subtype: scuff the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
subtype: rubdown the act of rubbing down
subtype: fair_ball (in baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
subtype: snick a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
subtype: laying_on the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"
subtype: dab__tap__pat a light touch or stroke
subtype: hitting__hit__striking a act of hitting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
subtype: contusion the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
subtype: collision.hitting__crash__smash the act of colliding with something
subtype: impingement__impaction a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
subtype: bunt the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
subtype: fly_ball__flyball__fly (baseball) a hit that flies high in the air
subtype: blast a long and hard-hit fly ball
subtype: pop_fly__popfly a short high fly ball
subtype: grounder__ground_ball__hopper (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
subtype: chopper__chop a grounder that bounces high in the air
subtype: roller a grounder that rolls along the infield
subtype: header.hitting (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
subtype: line_drive__liner (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"
subtype: scorcher.hitting__screamer a very hard hit ball
subtype: plunker the act of hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
subtype: dig__jab the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
subtype: kiss__brush a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
subtype: buss__kiss__osculation a caress with the lips
subtype: smooch__smack an enthusiastic kiss
subtype: smacker.smooch a loud kiss
subtype: soul_kiss__deep_kiss__French_kiss an open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
subtype: grab__catch__snatch__snap the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
subtype: fair_catch a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
subtype: interception the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
subtype: reception the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
subtype: rebound the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
subtype: shoestring_catch (baseball) a running catch made near the ground
subtype: interlock__mesh__meshing__interlocking the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
subtype: handling.touch__manipulation the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands
subtype: fielding (in baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
subtype: fingering.touch touching something with the fingers
subtype: grope the act of groping; and instance of groping
subtype: palpation__tactual_exploration__tactualexploration a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
subtype: ballottement a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
subtype: tickling__tickle__titillation the act of tickling
subtype: stroking__stroke a light touch with the hands
subtype: caress a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"
subtype: tag.touch touching a player in a game
subtype: lick__lap touching with the tongue
subtype: shaving__grazing__skimming the act of brushing against while passing
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