caress

caress
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. & n. fondle, pet, stroke.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. embrace, stroke, touch, feel*; see hug , kiss , touch 2 .
v.
Syn. pet, stroke, fondle, cuddle, embrace, dandle, make love to, nuzzle, toy with, handle, graze, snuggle, hug, kiss, nestle, rub, massage, brush, coddle, cosset, treat fondly, chuck under the chin, pat, clasp, paw, make out*, neck*, feel*, feel up*, canoodle*, spoon*, see also hug , kiss , love 2 , touch 1 .
Ant. avoid*, withdraw, repulse, beat.
Syn.- caress refers to a display of affection by gentle stroking or touching; fondle implies a more demonstrative show of love or affection, as by stroking or hugging, or may connote touching or stroking in making sexual advances; pet , as applied generally, implies treatment with special affection and indulgence, including gentle patting and stroking, but informally it refers to indulgence, esp. by young couples, in hugging, kissing, and amorous caresses; cuddle implies affectionate handling, as of a small child by its mother, by pressing or drawing close within the arms; dandle implies the showing of playful affection toward a child by moving him or her up and down lightly on the knee
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
stroke, touch, fondle, pet, pat, brush, graze, rub, snuggle, cuddle.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To touch or stroke affectionately: cuddle, fondle, pat, pet1. See TOUCH.

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