touch on vs subject

subject vs touch on

touch on is not a noun while subject is a noun.

touch on is not an adjective while subject is an adjective.

touch on and subject both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touch on	No	No	Yes	No
subject	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

touch on: have an effect upon
subject: cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

Other hyponyms of touch on include strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, excite, stimulate, process, treat, hydrolise, hydrolize, color, colour, distort, tinge, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, hit, strike, bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, act upon, influence, work, slam-dunk.

touch on (noun)	subject (noun)
	something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
	a branch of knowledge
	some situation or event that is thought about
	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
	(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
	(logic) the first term of a proposition
	a person who owes allegiance to that nation
	a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

touch on (adjective)	subject (adjective)
	likely to be affected by something
	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
	possibly accepting or permitting

touch on (verb)	subject (verb)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	make accountable for
have an effect upon	cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
refer to or discuss briefly	make subservient; force to submit or subdue
be relevant to

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