aanraking

Definitions of aanraking
  1. noun
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    synonyms: beroering, ontmoeting, treffen
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    contact
    the act of touching physically
    aftapping, klets, mep, pats, pets, tik, tikje
    a light touch or stroke
    hit, kraker, succesnummer, tophit
    the act of contacting one thing with another
    kukkel, kus, lik, smak, smok, zoen
    a light glancing touch
    buis, haringbuis, kukkel, kus, lik, smak, smok, zoen
    the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
    catch, catch-as-catch-can, graai, greep, grijparm, grijper, lunchpakket, opvangen, vangen, visvangst
    the act of catching an object with the hands
    manipulatie
    the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
    applicatuur, greep, vingertechniek, vingerzetting
    touching something with the fingers
    palpatie
    a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
    aai, liefkozing, streling
    a light touch with the hands
    aanvaring, ineenstorting
    the act of colliding with something
    veldwerk
    (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
    french kiss, tongkus, tongzoen
    an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
    interceptie, onderschepping
    (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
    engagement, interlock
    the act of interlocking or meshing
    type of:
    actie, handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    the act of touching physically
    synonyms: contact
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    type of:
    beroering, ontmoeting, treffen
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  3. noun
    the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
    synonyms: contact
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    coherentie, cohesie, lijn, samenhang, verband, verbinding
    the state of being connected
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