Carry
Touch
Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
Carry and touch are semantically related in have an effect on topic. Sometimes you can use "Carry" instead a verb "Touch".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Invisible Streaker: Anyone who wears Hades Helm of Darkness becomes invisible along with anything they carry or touch.
Source: Literature / Receiver Of Many - Speaking of the Big Shell falling apart, while we do see the Computer Room fill with water, we never see it touch or carry away the lifeless body of Emma, and so miss out on what could have potentially been a very poignant Burial at Sea.
- Bring sacks if there's something you might need to carry but it's too heavy or you don't want to touch it, and empty bottles to carry liquids.
Source: Web Video / Counter Monkey
Cite this Source
Touch and Carry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/touch
Carry & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/touch>.
Touch or Carry. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/touch.
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