1. To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on. Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly. Milton.
2. To perceive by the sense of feeling. Nothing but body can be touched or touch. Greech.
3. To come to; to reach; to attain to. The god, vindictive, doomed them never more-Ah, men unblessed! — to touch their natal shore. Pope.
4. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone. [Obs.] Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed. Shak.
5. To relate to; to concern; to affect. The quarrel toucheth none but us alone. Shak.
6. To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of. Storial thing that toucheth gentilesse. Chaucer.
7. To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books. Pope.
8. To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to
soften.
What of sweet before Hath touched my sense, flat seems to this and
harsh. Milton.
The tender sire was touched with what he said. Addison.
9. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush. The lines, though touched but faintly, are drawn right. Pope.
10. To infect; to affect slightly. Bacon.