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touch-tone
A telephone with buttons that produce tones, one for each digit. / A tone produced by such a telephone.
touch off
(idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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Midas touch
touch hole
A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.
touch and go
Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water).
touch and go
(aviation) To perform a touch-and-go landing. / (nautical) To touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion.
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touching ball
(snooker) An instance where the cue ball is touching a potential object ball. If the player hits the ball in question, it is a foul shot.
common touch
(idiomatic, usually of a celebrity or leader) The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.
touch pieces
plural of touch piece
touch piece
(historical) A coin or medallion given to someone in Britain after they had been touched by the sovereign as a cure for the king's evil.