Statistics for Words for Ways to Touch People

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Definition	Word	% Correct
To wrap arms around someone and squeeze	hug	96%
To touch someone with lips	kiss	96%
To quickly hit someone's face with an open hand	slap	94%
To quickly hit someone with a leg or foot	kick	92%
To strike someone with closed fist	punch	91%
To touch someone with fingers so as to make them laugh	tickle	91%
To squeeze someone's flesh between the fingers	pinch	87%
To push someone with a single stiff index finger	poke	87%
To hold out a leg so that someone falls over it	trip	84%
To gently move one's hand across someone's skin	stroke	78%
To prod someone gently, typically with an elbow, to draw their attention	nudge	77%
To lightly touch someone with a finger to get their attention	tap	77%
To repeatedly and reassuredly touch someone's back with an open hand	pat	76%
To hit someone with a single finger, quickly released from the thumb	flick	72%
To quickly hit someone's head with one's own head	butt	59%
To hold close in one's arms (for a prolonged time)	cuddle	49%
To pass the hands over someone, typically to look for something	frisk	34%