contact

Definitions of contact in various dictionaries:

noun - close interaction

noun - the act of touching physically

noun - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

noun - the physical coming together of two or more things

noun - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

noun - a channel for communication between groups

noun - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

noun - a communicative interaction

noun - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

verb - be in or establish communication with

verb - be in direct physical contact with

A coming together or touching, as of objects or surfaces.

The state or condition of touching or of immediate proximity: Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.

Connection or interaction; communication: in contact with the right people.

Visual observation: The pilot made contact with the ship.

Association; relationship: came into contact with new ideas at college.

A person who might be of use; a connection.

Electricity.

A connection between two conductors that permits a flow of current.

A part or device that makes or breaks such a connection.

A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.

A contact lens.

To bring or put in contact.

To be in or come into contact.

Of, sustaining, or making contact.

In 1966 Wilson Follett wrote that “Persons old enough to have been repelled by the verb contact... may as well make up their minds that there is no way to arrest or reverse the tide of its popularity.

verb - to communicate with