definition of
contact

[1] #1 contact n. close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings". wn

[2] #2 contact v. [reach, get through, get hold of] be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia". wn

[3] #3 contact n. [physical contact] the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch". wn

[4] #4 contact n. the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid". wn

[5] #5 contact n. [impinging, striking] the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull". wn