contact (n.)

  1. close interaction; they kept in daily contact; they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings'

  2. the act of touching physically; her fingers came in contact with the light switch

    [ Syn: physical contact ]

  3. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid'

  4. the physical coming together of two or more things; contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull

    [ Syn: impinging , striking ]

  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

    [ Syn: middleman ]

  6. a channel for communication between groups; he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

    [ Syn: liaison , link , inter-group communication ]

  7. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; they forget to solder the contacts

    [ Syn: tangency ]

  8. a communicative interaction; the pilot made contact with the base; he got in touch with his colleagues

    [ Syn: touch ]

  9. a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

    [ Syn: contact lens ]

    contact (v.)

  1. be in or establish communication with; Our advertisements reach millions; He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia

    [ Syn: reach , get through , get hold of ]

  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

    [ Syn: touch , adjoin , meet ]

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