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contact [n]
 
1)close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: interaction  brush  eye_contact  placement 
 
2)the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: connectedness  adjoin  osculation  tangency 
 
3)the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: touch  adjoin  rub  fair_ball  snick  laying_on 
 
4)the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
    Synonyms :impinging striking 
    See Also: happening  collide_with  encroach  adjoin  collision  engagement  flick  impact  touch 
 
5)a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
    Synonyms :middleman 
    See Also: representative 
 
6)a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
    Synonyms :inter-group_communication liaison link 
    See Also: channel 
 
7)(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
    Synonyms :tangency 
    See Also: conjunction  electronics  breaker_point  electrical_contact  p-n_junction  short  sound_bow  pole  tread  contact_arm 
 
8)a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"
    Synonyms :touch 
    See Also: communicating 
 
9)a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
    Synonyms :contact_lens 
    See Also: lens 
 
contact [v]
 
1)be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
    Synonyms :get_hold_of get_through reach 
    See Also: communicate  ping  ping  raise 
 
2)be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
    Synonyms :adjoin meet touch 
    See Also: adjunction  touch  cover  adhere  chafe  attach  hug  abut  border  lean_against  converge 
 



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