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tocar

Definitions of tocar
  1. verb
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    synonyms:
    confluir, converger
    be adjacent or come together
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    types:
    cubrir
    form a cover over
    adherir, adherirse, aferrarse, pegar
    come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
    adherirse, engancharse, sujetarse
    be attached; be in contact with
    bordear, colindar, confinar, lindar, orillar
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    cercar, circundar, rodear
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    anegar, desbordarse, inundar
    cover with liquid, usually water
    ensangrentar
    cover with blood
    empañarse
    become covered with mist
    aglutinar
    clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
    ceñir, rodear
    put a girdle on or around
    cercar, rodear
    surround completely
    enclaustrar, recluir
    surround with a cloister, as of a garden
  2. verb
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
    synonyms: contactar
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    types:
    encajar
    get caught
    chocar, golpear, pegar, pegarse
    produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    hojear
    feel or handle with the fingers
    manejar
    touch, lift, or hold with the hands
    acariciar
    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
    golpear
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
    chocar, golpear, herir, pegar, pegarse
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    golpear, pegar
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    besarse
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    apretar, prensar, presionar, pulsar
    exert pressure or force to or upon
    manipular
    hold something in one's hands and move it
    acariciar
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
    picar, pinchar
    strike or punch with quick and short blows
    acariciar
    hit lightly
    cabecear, topetar, topetear
    to strike, thrust or shove against
    aporrear, golpear, tumbar
    deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
    chocar, golpear, golpearse
    knock against with force or violence
    rastrillar
    scrape gently
    chocar, golpear
    touch or hit with a light, quick blow
    golpear
    strike violently
    picotear
    hit lightly with a picking motion
    hachar, hachear
    strike with an axe; cut down, strike
    patear, pisar
    strike with the foot
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike with a swiping motion
    cascar, zurrar
    hit hard
    azotar, flagelar, fustigar, zurriagar
    strike as if by whipping
    batir, golpear, golpetear, pegar
    hit repeatedly
    crujir
    hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
    chutar, golpear
    strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
    chutar, golpear
    use a bat
    chutar, golpear
    have a turn at bat
    golpear
    strike sharply
    aporrear, martillear, moler a palos
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    aporrear, chasquear, golpear
    deliver a hard blow to
    perforar, picar, punzar, taladrar
    deliver a quick blow to
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    apuñear, apuñetear
    strike, usually with the fist
    pegar, tirar
    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
    dar grandes golpes, golpear
    strike against forcefully
    apalear, aporrear, golpear
    strike with a club or a bludgeon
    apalear, aporrear
    strike with a cudgel
    besar
    kiss lightly
    lamer, lamerse
    pass the tongue over
    estrujar, exprimir, prensar
    press firmly
    aplastar, chafar, estrujar, exprimir, machacar, majar, moler, prensar, triturar
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    moler, triturar
    press or grind with a crushing noise
    versar
    exert a force with a heavy weight
    apretar, empujar
    press against forcefully without moving
  3. verb
    be attached; be in contact with
  4. verb
    perform on a stage or theater
    synonyms: representar
    representar
    play a role or part
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    type of:
    ejecutar, interpretar
    give a performance (of something)
  5. verb
    replay (as a melody)
    synonyms: ejecutar, interpretar
    representar
    play on an instrument
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    type of:
    recrear
    create anew
  6. verb
    play on an instrument
    synonyms: representar
    ejecutar, interpretar
    replay (as a melody)
    representar
    perform music on (a musical instrument)
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    type of:
    ejecutar, interpretar
    give a performance (of something)
  7. verb
    perform music on (a musical instrument)
    synonyms: representar
    representar
    play on an instrument
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    type of:
    hacer sonar, sonar
    cause to sound
  8. verb
    perceive via the tactile sense
    synonyms: palpar
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    type of:
    percibir, sentir
    to become aware of through the senses
  9. verb
    sound loudly and sonorously
    synonyms: sonar, tañer
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    types:
    sonar
    go `ding dong', like a bell
    campanillear
    ring or sound like a small bell
    doblar, repicar
    ring recurrently
    tocar a difuntos
    ring as in announcing death
    type of:
    hacer ruido, sonar
    make a certain noise or sound
  10. verb
    make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
    synonyms: sonar, tañer
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    types:
    doblar, tañer
    ring slowly
    type of:
    hacer sonar, sonar
    cause to sound
  11. verb
    ring slowly
    synonyms: doblar, tañer
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    type of:
    sonar, tañer
    make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
  12. verb
    make a loud noise
    synonyms: resonar, sonar
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    type of:
    hacer ruido, sonar
    make a certain noise or sound
  13. verb
    ring or echo with sound
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    type of:
    hacer ruido, sonar
    make a certain noise or sound
  14. verb
    to extend as far as
    synonyms: lindar
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    type of:
    estar, haber
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
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