Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
To touch
Both terms in one sentence
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While the hand stays fresh, he takes it around with him, calling it his "girlfriend" and using it to touch things, pick up stuff and even wipe himself.
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When told not to touch anything in the junkyard, his immediate response is to pick up a golden crown and bite a piece off!
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In Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Goren uses his pocket knife a lot (not as a weapon mind you, just to pick up stuff he doesn't want to touch, dig stuff out of walls, etc).
Source: Iconic Item
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