touch

touch definition

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.