contact
noun
- 1
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- 2
The establishment of communication (with).
“I haven't been in contact with her for years.”
- 3
A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
“Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.”
- 4
Someone with whom one is in communication.
“The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.”
- 5
A contact lens.
- 6
A device designed for repetitive connections.
- 7
(by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
“I bought myself a new contact ball last week”
- 8
The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
verb
- 1
To touch; to come into physical contact with.
“The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.”
- 2
To establish communication with something or someone
“I am trying to contact my sister.”
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