Contact

English Meaning

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

1. A coming together or touching, as of objects or surfaces.
2. The state or condition of touching or of immediate proximity: Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.
3. Connection or interaction; communication: still in contact with my former employer.
4. Visual observation: The pilot made contact with the ship.
5. Association; relationship: came into contact with new ideas at college.
6. A person who might be of use; a connection: The reporter met with her contact at the mayor's office.
7. A connection between two conductors that permits a flow of current or heat.
8. A part or device that makes or breaks such a connection.
9. Medicine A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.
10. A contact lens.
11. To bring or put in contact.
12. To get in touch with; communicate with: "This past January I was contacted by a lawyer who said he needed my help” ( Elizabeth Loftus).
13. To be in or come into contact.
14. Of, sustaining, or making contact.
15. Caused or transmitted by touching: a contact skin rash.