Thursday, June 11, 2009

"Touch"

Let's see...the definition of "touch" from the Merriam-Webster dictionary (so it's official):

Pronunciation: \ˈtəch\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin
Date: 14th century
transitive verb1: to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate
2: to strike or push lightly especially with the hand or foot or an implement
3: to lay hands upon (one afflicted with scrofula) with intent to heal
4archaic a: to play on (a stringed instrument) b: to perform (a melody) by playing or singing
5 a: to take into the hands or mouth b: to put hands upon in any way or degree ; especially : to commit violence upon
6: to deal with : become involved with
7: to induce to give or lend
8: to cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something
9 a (1): to meet without overlapping or penetrating :
adjoin (2): to get to : reach b: to be tangent to c: to rival in quality or value
10: to speak or tell of especially in passing
11 a: to relate to : concern b: to have an influence on : affect
12 a: to leave a mark or impression on ; also : tinge b: to harm slightly by or as if by contact : taint, blemish c: to give a delicate tint, line, or expression to d: to get a hit off or score a run against
13: to draw or delineate with light strokes
14 a: to hurt the feelings of :
wound b: to move to sympathetic feeling
intransitive verb
1 a: to feel something with a body part (as the hand or foot) b: to lay hand or finger on a person to cure disease (as scrofula)
2: to be in contact
3: to come close : verge
4: to have a bearing : relate —used with on or upon
5 a: to make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water b: to treat a topic in a brief or casual manner —used with on or upon

NOWHERE in there do you see the word "sexual"...miss BB.

Ugh...

1 comment:

  1. Nope. "To lay hands on in ANY way."
    So i don't really know what your arguement was, but it DEFINETELY could have sexual connontations. :P

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