touch vs take in
take in vs touchtouch is a noun but take in is not a noun.
touch and take in both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| touch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| take in | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
take in is a hypernym of
touch; that is, take in is a
word with a broader meaning than touch:
- touch: consume
- take in: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
| touch (noun) | take in (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) | take in (verb) |
|---|---|
| have an effect upon | make (clothes) smaller |
| color lightly | take into one's family |
| comprehend | take up mentally |
| make a more or less disguised reference to | fool or hoax |
| consume | serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| make physical contact with, come in contact with | take up as if with a sponge |
| be in direct physical contact with; make contact | fold up |
| tamper with | express willingness to have in one's home or environs |
| cause to be in brief contact with | accept |
| affect emotionally | take in, also metaphorically |
| perceive via the tactile sense | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers |
| deal with; usually used with a form of negation | see or watch |
| be relevant to | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages |
| to extend as far as | call for and obtain payment of |
| be equal to in quality or ability | visit for entertainment |
| provide with shelter | |
| suck or take up or in |
Words related to "touch"
- abut
- act
- act upon
- adeptness
- adhere
- adjoin
- adroitness
- advert
- affect
- allude
- alter
- apply
- attach
- attack
- be
- bear on
- bear upon
- border
- bother
- brush
- buss
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- capstone
- care
- catch
- center
- center on
- centre
- chafe
- change
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collide with
- color
- color in
- colorise
- colorize
- colour
- colour in
- colourise
- colourize
- come to
- common touch
- communicating
- communication
- compete
- complexion
- comprehend
- concentrate on
- concern
- consume
- contact
- contend
- converge
- copestone
- cover
- creepiness
- cutaneous sensation
- cutaneous senses
- dab
- deal
- deed
- deftness
- denote
- dig
- discommode
- disoblige
- distort
- disturb
- edge
- endanger
- engage
- environ
- equal
- equalise
- equalize
- equate
- excite
- expose
- extend to
- exteroception
- facility
- fashion
- feel
- feeling
- finger
- fingering
- finishing touch
- focus on
- fray
- fret
- get
- ghost
- go for
- grab
- grazing
- grope
- handle
- handling
- haptic sensation
- have
- have to do with
- henna
- hint
- hit
- hitting
- hold
- hug
- human action
- human activity
- hydrolise
- hydrolize
- impact
- impinge on
- impinging
- impress
- incommode
- inconvenience
- influence
- ingest
- interest
- involve
- jab
- jot
- kiss
- lap
- lean against
- lean on
- lick
- light touch
- manage
- manipulation
- manner
- march
- match
- matter to
- meet
- mite
- mode
- modify
- mouth
- move
- osculate
- osculation
- palm
- palpate
- palpation
- partake
- pat
- paw
- perceive
- perception
- peril
- pertain
- physical contact
- pick up
- pinch
- press
- process
- proffer
- proposition
- put out
- queer
- quickness
- reach
- reach into
- receive
- redound
- refer
- regard
- relate
- repercuss
- rest on
- revolve about
- revolve around
- ring
- rival
- rub
- run into
- scratch
- scupper
- sense of touch
- shaving
- signature
- skim
- skim over
- skimming
- skin sensation
- skin senses
- skirt
- slam-dunk
- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
- snap
- snatch
- snog
- snuff
- solicitation
- somaesthesia
- somaesthesis
- somataesthesis
- somatesthesia
- somatic sense
- somatic sensory system
- somatosense
- somatosensory system
- somesthesia
- somesthesis
- soupcon
- speck
- spot
- spread over
- stick
- stimulate
- stir
- strike
- strike a blow
- striking
- stroke
- stroking
- style
- subject
- suggest
- suggestion
- surround
- tactile property
- tactile sensation
- tactual exploration
- tactual sensation
- tag
- take
- take in
- tap
- tell on
- thumb
- tickle
- tickling
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- titillation
- toe
- touch
- touch down
- touch modality
- touch on
- touch sensation
- toucher
- touching
- trace
- treat
- trouble
- understand
- upset
- vie
- violate
- way
- work
Words related to "take in"
- absorb
- acquire
- adopt
- allay
- alter
- assimilate
- assuage
- assume
- bear
- befool
- betray
- binge
- blot
- board
- booze
- bring home
- bring in
- cannibalise
- cannibalize
- catch
- change
- clear
- coal
- cod
- collect
- consume
- deceive
- digest
- domiciliate
- draw
- drink
- dupe
- earn
- eat
- eke out
- farm
- feed
- fill
- fool
- fuddle
- fuel
- furl
- gain
- gather in
- get
- gross
- gull
- habituate
- have
- hear
- hit the bottle
- house
- imbibe
- incorporate
- induct
- ingest
- invite
- kid
- larn
- lead astray
- learn
- let out
- listen
- make
- mop
- mop up
- net
- overhear
- partake
- pay
- preview
- profit
- pull in
- pull the leg of
- put on
- put one across
- put one over
- put up
- quench
- raise
- rake in
- rake off
- realise
- realize
- receive
- replete
- rewatch
- roll up
- sack
- sack up
- sample
- sate
- satiate
- see
- shovel in
- slake
- slang
- soak up
- sop up
- spectate
- sponge up
- squeeze out
- suck
- suck in
- suck up
- sup
- take
- take home
- take in
- take up
- take-in
- taste
- touch
- try
- try out
- turn a profit
- use
- vary
- view
- visit
- visualise
- visualize
- watch
- welcome
- wipe up
- yield
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