touch vs consume

consume vs touch

touch is a noun but consume is not a noun.

touch and consume both are verbs.

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

As verbs, consume is a hypernym of touch; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than touch:

touch: consume
consume: serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Other hypernyms of touch include have, ingest, take, take in.

touch (noun)	consume (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the feel of mechanical action
a distinguishing style
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
deftness in handling matters
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
a suggestion of some quality
a communicative interaction
the event of something coming in contact with the body
a slight but appreciable amount
a slight attack of illness

touch (verb)	consume (verb)
have an effect upon	engage fully
color lightly	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
comprehend	use up (resources or materials)
make a more or less disguised reference to	spend extravagantly
consume	eat up completely, as with great appetite
make physical contact with, come in contact with	destroy completely
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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