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toccare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  • handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  • open adjective Not closed, blocked, or sealed — allowing entry, passage, or view.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
  • touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

toccare is used for these senses in English:

  • brush (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
  • handle (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
  • open (computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.
  • touch (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]
  • touch (obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.

brush — full definition

  1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
  3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
  4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
  5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

handle — full definition

  1. noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  2. noun A username or nickname someone uses online or over radio.
  3. verb To touch, hold, or manage something with the hands.
  4. verb To deal with or cope with a situation, person, or emotion.

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