contact Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun close interaction
   
   • they kept in daily contact
   • they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
2. noun the act of touching physically
   physical contact.
   
   • her fingers came in contact with the light switch
3. noun the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
   
   • litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
4. noun the physical coming together of two or more things
   impinging; striking.
   
   • contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
5. noun a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
   middleman.
   
   • he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
6. noun a channel for communication between groups
   inter-group communication; liaison; link.
   
   • he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
7. noun (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
   tangency.
   
   • they forget to solder the contacts
8. noun a communicative interaction
   touch.
   
   • the pilot made contact with the base
   • he got in touch with his colleagues
9. noun a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
   contact lens.
   
10. verb be in or establish communication with
    get through; reach; get hold of.
    
    • Our advertisements reach millions
    • He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
11. verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    touch; meet; adjoin.
    
    • The two buildings touch
    • Their hands touched
    • The wire must not contact the metal cover
    • The surfaces contact at this point

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