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touch (oneself)

euphemistic slang To masturbate. My ultra-religious aunt scared us silly when we went through puberty with all sorts of myths about what would happen if we touched ourselves.
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touch

1. n. a likely target for begging; someone who is asked for a loan. (see also soft touch.) He was just the kind of touch we were looking for, not too bright and not too poor.
2. n. a request for money (from a beggar); a request for a loan. I ignored the touch and walked on by.
3. tv. to ask someone for a loan. He touched me for a hundred bucks.
4. n. a small portion of something to eat or drink. (Folksy.) I’ll have just a touch. I’m on a diet, you know.
5. tv. to deal with or handle someone or something. (Usually in the negative.) Mr. Wilson is a real pain, and I wouldn’t touch his account. Find somebody else to handle it.

touch

base/bases Informal
To renew a line of communication: "He went out of his way to touch base with a broad cross section of ... residents" (George B. Merry).
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Touch is an important and personal way of communicating.
Staying in touch
Maybe it also explains why we pay the folks who offer tender loving care in our nurseries and nursing homes so little money, because we don't value touch enough.
Just the right touch
Therapeutic touch is a form of using expressive touch in a way that purposefully directs compassion and an intention to help toward the person needing care.
The elderly require a "special touch": touching expresses caring, and the quality of care improves
The TR`([TM] )Multi-Touch Monitor line represents a major step forward for OEMs and ODMs looking to offer the type of intuitive multi-touch experience enabled by Projected Capacitive technology that to-date has been limited to smaller screen sizes," said Touch Revolution CTO and founder, Mark Hamblin.
Touch Revolution Launches TR`[TM] Multi-Touch Monitor Product Line at CES - Projected Capacitive Touch Screen Monitors from 15" to 32"
5 : a state of contact or communication <It is important to keep in touch with friends.
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To determine whether three weeks of human touch would affect growth patterns, the researchers measured the lengths of the stems and stalks of untouched plants and compared them with plants touched twice daily.
Plants under pressure: the touch that stunts
This new brand direction is all about helping people understand how Human Touch massage chairs can be an important part of their overall and everyday wellness," states Craig P.
Human Touch Unveils New Comprehensive Brand Strategy
Touch Clarity's on-site behavioral targeting solution humanizes web site interactions and provides a mechanism through which a web site can "listen, learn and respond intelligently" to each visitor and directly measure its effectiveness in doing so.
Optimization is the 2006/2007 Rallying Cry for Marketers
I am delighted to join Touch Clarity and help spread the word about the phenomenal success our customers are experiencing by leveraging our on-site behavioral targeting platform.
Touch Clarity Appoints Former WebTrends Executive as Chief Marketing Officer; On-site Behavioral Targeting Leader Hires Brent Hieggelke to Fuel Worldwide Growth
I am pleased to welcome Kurt to Touch Clarity, where he will be an essential part of our sales efforts and introduce more enterprise clients to our award-winning solutions, which mature the Web into a measurably more effective and strategic sales channel," said Richard Wolinski, executive vice president of global sales and marketing.
Touch Clarity Names Kurt DeMarais Vice President of Sales; Seasoned Sales Executive Brings Unique Mix of Marketing and Consumer Experience to Extend Presence of the Leader of On-Site Behavioral Targeting Solutions
BOSTON & LONDON -- Touch Clarity, a leading provider of on-site behavioral targeting solutions for enterprise web channels, today announced that Jeffrey Clayton, digital advertising industry veteran and former vice president of sales at DoubleClick North America, has joined Touch Clarity as vice president of regional sales.
Touch Clarity Announces Appointment of Jeffrey Clayton to Vice President of Regional Sales; Digital Advertising Veteran and Former Vice President of Sales at DoubleClick to Oversee Customer Acquisition and Retention
BOSTON -- In the latest report from its Handset Component Technologies service, Strategy Analytics predicts that the touch screen user interface in mobile phones will start to see significant growth by the end of 2007, assuming that the right conditions are present.
STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Touch Screen Phones Ready for Take Off; Touch Screen Phones Could Reach 40 Percent of Handsets by 2012
Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq:IMMR), a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, has expanded its VibeTonz(R) tactile feedback system to now provide an inexpensive and robust way of improving the usability of mobile-device touchscreens.
Immersion's VibeTonz(R) System Supplies Tactile Cues for Mobile Phone and PDA Touchscreens; Solves the Problem of a Lack of Tactile Feedback for Touchscreen User Interfaces
AUSTIN, Texas -- Motion Computing(R), a leader in ultramobile computing and wireless communications, today launched the LE1600TS, a light, slim slate PC with a touch screen.
Motion Computing Launches Touch Screen Slate PC; Powerful, Slim 12.1-inch Slate Ideal for Hospitality, Gaming and Retail Touch Applications
Key MicroTouch CT150 touch monitor features include:
3M Touch Systems Inc. Announces MicroTouch CT150 Touch Monitor; New Features Focus on Integration Flexibility and Display Performance
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