touch vs butt

touch and butt both are nouns.

touch and butt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touch	Yes	No	Yes	No
butt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, butt is a hyponym of touch; that is, butt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touch:

touch: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
butt: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Other hyponyms of touch include cover, spread over, adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick, chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch, attach, hug, abut, adjoin, border, butt against, butt on, edge, march, border, environ, ring, skirt, surround, lean against, lean on, rest on.

touch (noun)	butt (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	thick end of the handle
the feel of mechanical action	the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
a distinguishing style	a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)	sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin	finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
deftness in handling matters	a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a suggestion of some quality	a victim of ridicule or pranks
a communicative interaction	the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
the event of something coming in contact with the body
a slight but appreciable amount
a slight attack of illness

touch (verb)	butt (verb)
have an effect upon	to strike, thrust or shove against
color lightly	place end to end without overlapping
comprehend	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
make a more or less disguised reference to
consume
make physical contact with, come in contact with
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
tamper with
cause to be in brief contact with
affect emotionally
perceive via the tactile sense
deal with; usually used with a form of negation
be relevant to
to extend as far as
be equal to in quality or ability

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