toccare

Definitions of toccare
  1. verb
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
    synonyms: ritoccare
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    ingranare
    get caught
    raccogliere, sollevare, tirare su
    take up by hand
    blandire
    touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
    battere, imbattersi, imbroccare, scontrarsi
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
    colpire, cozzare, fulminare
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    baciare, lambire
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
    pigiare, premere, spingere
    exert pressure or force to or upon
    accarezzare, blandire
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
    bussare
    deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
    battere, investire
    knock against with force or violence
    abbattere
    cause to come or go down
    pascere, pascolare
    scrape gently
    calciare
    strike with the foot
    battere, percuotere, picchiare
    hit repeatedly
    polverizzare, spolverizzare
    hit hard
    rintontire
    hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
    martellare
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    schiaffeggiare
    deliver a hard blow to
    punzonare, scazzottare
    deliver a quick blow to
    sgobbare
    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    accoccare, affibbiare, allentare, ammollare, appioppare, mollare, schiaffeggiare
    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
    manganellare
    strike with a club or a bludgeon
    randellare
    strike with a cudgel
    schiaffeggiare
    kiss lightly
    leccare
    pass the tongue over
    affrontarsi, collidere, cozzare, scontrarsi
    crash together with violent impact
    pestare, spappolare
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    aggravare, appesantire
    exert a force with a heavy weight
    calcare, puntare
    press against forcefully without moving
  2. verb
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact
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    coprire, patinare
    form a cover over
    fregare, graffiare, razzolare, sfilacciare, sfilacciarsi, sfregare
    cause friction
    accostarsi, costeggiare, rasentare
    fit closely or tightly
    bordare
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    attorniare, cingere, circondare, contornare, costeggiare, recingere, ricingere
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    affogarsi, sommergere
    cover completely or make imperceptible
    accerchiare, aggirare, chiudere, circondare, inserire
    surround completely
  3. verb
    hurt the feelings of
    synonyms: ferire, ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, scottare, turbare, vilipendere, vituperare
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    ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, svillaneggiare, vilipendere, vituperare
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    mortificare, scornare, umiliare, umiliarsi
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    degradare, disonorare
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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