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first touches

first touches is the plural of first touch.

Meaning of first touch

Noun

first touch (plural first touches)

  1. A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control.
    • They might have taken the lead when Gervinho latched on to a Mikel Arteta through ball, only for a heavy first touch to let Jussi Jaaskelainen gather.2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport

Questions about first touches

What is first touches the plural of?
First touches is the plural of first touch.

Words near first touches in the dictionary

  1. first time
  2. first timed
  3. first times
  4. first timing
  5. first touch
  6. first touches
  7. first truth
  8. first truths
  9. first unit
  10. first units
  11. first up

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