1. (

• contact ,

) close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" ;

2. (

• contact ,
• physical_contact

) the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch" ;

3. (

• contact

) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid" ;

4. (

• contact ,
• impinging ,
• striking

) the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" ;

5. (

• contact ,
• middleman

) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" ;

6. (

• liaison ,
• link ,
• contact ,
• inter-group_communication

) a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" ;

7. (

• contact ,
• tangency

) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" ;

8. (

• contact ,
• touch ,

) a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" ;

9. (

• contact ,
• contact_lens

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

1. (

• reach ,
• get_through ,
• get_hold_of ,
• contact

) be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" ;

2. (

• touch ,
• adjoin ,
• meet ,
• contact ,

) be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" ;