touch

touch (oneself)

1. euphemism To masturbate. My mother always used to say you'll go blind if you touch yourself.
2. To touch or fondle one's genitals. Get your hands out of your pants and stop touching yourself!
See also: touch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

touch

1. n. a likely target for begging; someone who is asked for a loan. (see also soft touch.) He was just the kind of touch we were looking for, not too bright and not too poor.
2. n. a request for money (from a beggar); a request for a loan. I ignored the touch and walked on by.
3. tv. to ask someone for a loan. He touched me for a hundred bucks.
4. n. a small portion of something to eat or drink. (Folksy.) I’ll have just a touch. I’m on a diet, you know.
5. tv. to deal with or handle someone or something. (Usually in the negative.) Mr. Wilson is a real pain, and I wouldn’t touch his account. Find somebody else to handle it.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

touch

base/bases Informal
To renew a line of communication: "He went out of his way to touch base with a broad cross section of ... residents" (George B. Merry).
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • a light touch
  • a soft touch
  • a soft/an easy touch
  • a touch of (something)
  • a touch of the sun
  • a/the magic touch
  • an easy touch
  • at the touch of a button
  • be a soft touch
  • be a soft touch for (someone or something)
  • be an easy touch
  • be in touch
  • be in touch with (someone)
  • be in touch with (something)
  • be out of touch
  • be out of touch with (someone or something)
  • be touch-and-go
  • be touching cloth
  • be touching cotton
  • be, etc. in/out of touch
  • be, keep, etc. in touch
  • because you touch yourself at night
  • catch (one) on the raw
  • catch/touch somebody on the raw
  • common touch, the
  • easy touch
  • finishing touch
  • finishing touch(es)
  • get in touch (with one)
  • get in touch with (something)
  • get in touch with somebody/something
  • golden touch
  • have (the) golden touch
  • have a touch of class
  • have a touch of the tar brush
  • have the Midas touch
  • have, etc. a touch of class
  • hit a (raw) nerve
  • hit bottom
  • hit/touch a nerve
  • I wouldn't touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  • I wouldn't touch (something or someone) with a barge pole
  • I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole
  • in touch
  • in touch with
  • in touch with (someone or something)
  • in touch, be
  • keep in touch
  • kick (something) into touch
  • kick something into touch
  • knock on wood
  • light the (blue) touch paper
  • light the blue touch paper
  • light touch
  • lose contact with
  • lose one's touch
  • lose touch
  • lose touch (with one)
  • lose touch with reality
  • lose touch with sanity
  • lose touch/contact
  • lose your touch
  • magic touch
  • Midas touch, the
  • not harm/touch a hair of somebody's head
  • not to touch a drop
  • not touch (someone or something) with a barge pole
  • not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  • not touch a drop
  • not touch a hair on (one's) head
  • not touch somebody/something with a bargepole
  • not touch with a ten-foot pole
  • out of touch
  • put (one) in touch with (someone or something)
  • put in touch with
  • put somebody in touch with somebody/something
  • put the arm on
  • put the bite on
  • put the touch on (one)
  • remain in touch
  • remain in touch with (one)
  • soft touch
  • soft touch, a
  • stay in touch
  • stay in touch with (one)
  • strike a chord
  • strike a chord (with someone)
  • strike/touch a chord
  • the common touch
  • the finishing touch
  • the Midas touch
  • touch
  • touch (on) a sore point
  • touch (on) a sore spot
  • touch (on) all (the) bases
  • touch (one) for (something)
  • touch (one) on the raw
  • touch (one's) forelock
  • touch (oneself)
  • touch (rock) bottom
  • touch a (raw) nerve
  • touch a chord (with someone)
  • touch a nerve
  • touch a sore point
  • touch a sore spot
  • touch all the bases
  • touch and go
  • touch at (some place)
  • touch at some place
  • touch base
  • touch base (with someone)
  • touch base with
  • touch base with someone
  • touch bottom
  • touch down
  • touch for
  • touch of
  • touch of the tar brush
  • touch off
  • touch on
  • touch on (something)
  • touch someone on the raw
  • touch to
  • touch to (something)
  • touch up
  • touch upon (something)
  • touch with
  • touch with (something)
  • touch wood
  • touch your forelock
  • touch/tug your forelock
  • touch-and-go
  • tug (one's) forelock
  • would not touch someone or something with a bargepole
  • wouldn’t touch someone/something with a ten-foot pole
  • wouldn't touch it with a bargepole
  • wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole
  • wouldn't touch something/someone with a barge pole
  • wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole
References in periodicals archive
(https://www.macrumors.com/2019/07/09/no-3d-touch-on-2019-iphones-again-rumored/) MacRumors reported that the departure of 3D Touch on newer iPhones has been hinted even by Apple itself.
Apple Ditching 3D Touch From 2019 iPhone Lineup
MIPI Touch is ideal for new designs that use the versatile MIPI I3C sensor interface specification for touch applications.
MIPI ALLIANCE RELEASES MIPI TOUCH
They also explained about good touch and bad touch to the children which will help the children in their future."
Hyderabad police organise awareness campaign to educate children
Three days ago, Touch 'n Go published the initial version of its mobile wallet.
Touch N Go responds to backlash; suspends cumbersome mobile reload function
Aside from differentiating a good touch from a bad touch, we are reminded to teach children that the same touch can produce two different feelings, depending on whom they are coming from.
Good touch or bad touch?
It was Northumbria University's and Driffield's first touch tournament.
Percy Park's tournament a touch of class; High standard of competition boosts Northern Cup RUGBY UNION
When we touch something, the mechano-receptors perceive the touch and through a network of nerves, send signals to the brain.
A Robot With A Gentle Touch
Apple started prototyping touch bar for its macbook proWhere to buy 169900 almost two years back and the lack of advanced software and hardware delayed the implementation of the idea.
MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is just the beginning of a very interesting direction: Jony Ive
MIPI Alliance encourages manufacturers and OS providers to contribute to the MIPI Touch specification first draft, scheduled for completion in 2017.
MIPI ALLIANCE DEBUTS MIPI TOUCH FOR MOBILE DEVICES
3M touch products are commonly used for single- and multi-touch applications that include interactive digital signage, casino gaming, foodservice, hospitality, industrial, healthcare, retail point of sale and self- service.
3M DEBUTS 65-INCH 4K MULTI-TOUCH PCAP DISPLAYS
Adarsh Nair, Business Development Manager for LFD Displays Middle East and Africa, NEC Display Solutions Europe, said, "Many industries are exploring ways to improve collaboration, looking to touch technology to improve group working and productivity.
NEC unveils to 55- and 65-inch UHD InGlass touch displays
"Touch is a fundamental human gesture that conveys understanding, connection, validation, as well as being cared for or caring for someone," she added.
Touch avoidance is a new dimension of psoriasis
Over the last decade the uptake of projected capacitive (p-cap) touch sensor technology has been phenomenal.
Enabling a new era of display technology: the enormous potential behind P-Cap touch control technology
New York, NY, June 18, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Touch screens in mobile devices are the interface between users and devices that enable an easy interaction and visual experience.
Persistence Market Research: Global Touch Screens in Mobile Devices Market Analysis and Forecast 2015 - 2021
Tiffany Field; TOUCH; The MIT Press (Nonfiction: Psychology) 19.95 ISBN: 9780262526593
Touch; Second Edition