Touch and Urge

Touch

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

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

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

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Touch and urge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Urge".

Nearby Words: urged, urging

physical	physical touch	physical urge
soft	soft touch	soft urge
common	common touch	common urge
instant	instant touch	instant urge
Other adjectives: strong, great, interesting, occasional, uncontrollable.

person	touch person	urge person
people	touch people	urge people

Men just can't resist the urge to touch Red's ivory prosthetic leg in The Lone Ranger.

Source: Running Gag / Film
Even Manah forgets that she can't touch people without likely frying their brain in her overwhelming urge to hug Alistair.

Source: Fanfic / Mass Effect Human Revolution
On a demonstration of the former: Sebastian: Whenever I get the urge to...touch it...I mace myself.

Source: Series / The Late Late Show

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