vt :  to bring a bodily part into contact with esp. so as to perceive through the tactile sense  :  handle or feel gently usu. with the intent to understand or appreciate vi  :  to feel something with a body part (as the hand or foot)
, n 1  :  the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived  2  :  a light attack <a of fever>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   douche  tech  TSH 
 
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