feel vs touch

Definitions

noun

1. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
2. an intuitive awareness
3. a property perceived by touch
4. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

verb

1. be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
2. undergo passive experience of
3. examine (a body part) by palpation
4. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
5. be felt or perceived in a certain way

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Examples

As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond yesterday.

I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.

I walked out of the theatre feeling a little odd, as I often do when I have been deeply immersed in a film.

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verb

1. affect emotionally
2. make physical contact with, come in contact with
3. make a more or less disguised reference to
4. to extend as far as
5. be equal to in quality or ability

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noun

1. a slight but appreciable amount
2. a slight attack of illness
3. the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
4. the event of something coming in contact with the body
5. deftness in handling matters

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Examples

I don't touch garlic.

It is, we learned, easier to learn to fly a plane than to master touch-typing.

The quick touch buttons on the top are not really "touchable," you have to smudge (grind) the button a little to use it.

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