Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Touching and Holding

to have in your hands or arms

to take someone or something suddenly or violently

to push a thing tightly against something else

to force liquid out of something by firmly twisting or pressing it

to apply pressure to a surface with back and forth or circular motions

to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving

to lightly touch or stroke a sensitive part of the body, causing a tingling or laughing sensation

to pick something up and hold with one's hands

to touch in a gentle and loving way

to press or rub a part of a person's body, typically with the hands, to make them feel refreshed

to make a surface free from roughness