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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

touch, touching
the act of putting two things together with no space between them

noun.act

16 Subcategories

contact, physical contact go
the act of touching physically
tap, pat, dab go
a light touch or stroke
hit, hitting, striking go
the act of contacting one thing with another
dig, jab go
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
kiss go
a light glancing touch
kiss, buss, osculation go
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
catch, snap, grab, snatch go
the act of catching an object with the hands
handling, manipulation go
the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
fingering go
touching something with the fingers
grope go
the act of groping
palpation, tactual exploration go
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
tickle, tickling, titillation go
the act of tickling
stroke, stroking go
a light touch with the hands
tag go
(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
lick, lap go
touching with the tongue
grazing, shaving, skimming go
the act of brushing against while passing