Synonyms and antonyms of To touch, or to pick up someone or something in American Thesaurus

touch (verb)

to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something

pick up ()

to lift something up and take it away

handle (verb)

to touch or hold someone or something

brush (verb)

to touch someone or something for a very short time when you go past them

pat (verb)

to touch something gently with a flat hand to draw attention to it, or to check that something is where you placed it

feel (verb)

to touch something with your hand so that you can discover what it is like

gather up ()

to pick up things from several different places and put them together

pluck (verb)

to pick up something quickly with your fingers

graze (verb)

to touch something slightly when you pass it

stroke (verb)

mainly British to gently move your hand over skin, hair, or fur

brush (verb)

to touch someone or something very gently

caress (verb)

literary to touch someone or something gently in a pleasant way

fiddle (verb)

to touch or move something with many small quick movements of your fingers because you are bored, nervous, or concentrating on something else

fiddle (verb)

to touch, move, or change something many times in order to improve it or make it work better

fidget (verb)

to touch or move something with many small quick movements of your fingers because you are bored, nervous, or impatient

finger (verb)

to touch or feel something with your fingers

fuss (verb)

to touch or handle something continuously in a nervous way

get at ()

to manage to reach or touch something

interfere with ()

to use, handle, or change something, although you have no right to do this, especially so that you damage or spoil it

kiss (verb)

Britishliterary to touch someone or something very gently

lick (verb)

literary if something such as fire or water licks something, it touches it several times

meet (verb)

mainly literary if two things meet, they touch or join each other

pick (verb)

to take something with your fingers

pick (verb)

to get flowers or fruit by breaking them off their stems

play with ()

to keep touching something, especially because you are bored

rake (verb)

to pull your fingers through or along something, for example your hair or skin

reach (verb)

to manage to touch something or pick it up by stretching out your hand, arm, leg, etc.

tamper with ()

to touch something that you should not touch, and to change it in some way, often because you want to spoil it

tap (verb)

to touch someone or something gently and to move them slightly, or to make a soft knocking sound

thread your fingers through something ()

to push your fingers through something, especially hair

tickle (verb)

to move your fingers gently on someone’s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh

tickle (verb)

if something tickles you, it touches your skin gently and gives you a pleasant or slightly uncomfortable feeling

touch (verb)

to press something in a light way with your finger or foot to make something work

toy with ()

to keep touching or moving something with your fingers, usually because you are nervous

trace (verb)

to move your finger, lips, etc. along something