Start and Touch

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Touch and start are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

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Start and touch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Start" instead a verb "Touch".

Nearby Words: touched, touchy, touching, toucher, touchable

good	good start	good touch
nice	nice start	nice touch
original	original start	original touch
light	light start	light touch
Other adjectives: small, strong, great, slight, final, extra, literal.

The one in Wagamama Fairy Mirumo De Pon can be handed over; if a victim manages to touch an unaffected person, the person will start dancing instead.

Source: Involuntary Dance
With This Herring: Let's just say this: You start off with a wimpy gun and you are such a wuss that you are DEAD if you touch anything that isn't the floor, wall, friendly, or a power-up.

Source: Video Game / Contra
In GoodBurger the heroes start to suspect their competition is up to something unethical when they toss a Mondo Burger to a dog and it refuses to touch it.

Source: Even the Rats Won't Touch It

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