2
lick(noun, verb, communication, feeling, touch)
2
line(touch, physical, edge, border)
2
march(touch, physical)
2
mash(verb, move, hold, break, beat)
2
mass(verb, move, hold, meet, smooth)
2
massage(verb, touch, physical, stroke, embrace)
2
meet(verb, accept, touch, physical, gather)
2
mold(verb, press, touch, physical, squash)
2
muzzle(verb, touch, physical)
2
notice(verb, greet)
2
nourish(take, keep, love, honor, encourage)
2
nudge(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
2
nurture(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
2
partake(touch, physical)
2
paw(verb, love, touch, physical, stroke)
2
peck(noun, verb, communication, feeling, touch)
2
pinch(verb, press, touch, crush, physical)
2
play(verb, touch, physical)
2
possess(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
push(noun, verb, hold, break, communication)
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