Noun

• S: (n) kiss, buss, osculation (the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof))
• S: (n) kiss (a cookie made of egg whites and sugar)
• S: (n) kiss, candy kiss (any of several bite-sized candies)
• S: (n) kiss (a light glancing touch) "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

Verb

• S: (v) snog, kiss, buss, osculate (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.) "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with) "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
• S: (v) engage (get caught) "make sure the gear is engaged"
• S: (v) touch (cause to be in brief contact with) "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
• S: (v) toe (touch with the toe)
• S: (v) pick up (take up by hand) "He picked up the book and started to read"
• S: (v) strike, hit (produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments) "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"
• S: (v) finger, thumb (feel or handle with the fingers) "finger the binding of the book"
• S: (v) feel (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of) "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
• S: (v) palpate, feel (examine (a body part) by palpation) "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
• S: (v) handle, palm (touch, lift, or hold with the hands) "Don't handle the merchandise"
• S: (v) stroke (touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions) "He stroked his long beard"
• S: (v) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with (hit against; come into sudden contact with) "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
• S: (v) brush (touch lightly and briefly) "He brushed the wall lightly"
• S: (v) skim over, skim (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)
• S: (v) hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument) "He hit her hard in the face"
• S: (v) strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon) "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
• S: (v) snog, kiss, buss, osculate (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.) "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
• S: (v) kiss (touch lightly or gently) "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"
• S: (v) mouth (touch with the mouth)
• S: (v) press (exert pressure or force to or upon) "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
• S: (v) tag (touch a player while he is holding the ball)
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) kiss (touch lightly or gently) "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"