touch. touch down, pull strings, make the tag

Mount Gay's sailing site includes a rundown of races and other events and a feature called Crew Finder.

Despite Greece slipping back into recession, overall, the euro zone grew by 0.4% in the last quarter: the best performance in four years and a touch faster than euro-sceptical Britain. Why is the euro area recovering? http://econ.st/1JGRQBL
touch
1Cause harm to (someone):I’ve got friends who’ll pull strings—nobody willdare touch me5informal Reach (a specified level or amount):sales touched twenty grand last year

pull strings

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Make use of one’s influence and contacts to gain anadvantage unofficially or unfairly:he tried to pull strings with people he knew to avoidbeing called up

rúndòwn[rún・dòwn]

(rŭn'doun')

[名]

1 ((通例the 〜))（産業などの）縮小.

2 ((通例a 〜))((略式))（…についての）（詳しい）分析, 説明((on, of ...))

give a person a rundown on ［of］ ...
人に…について詳しく説明する.

3 《野球》挾殺.
n.

1. A point-by-point summary.
2. Baseball. A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.

adj. also run-down (rŭn'doun')

1. 1. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.
   2. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects.
2. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.

tag

Baseball. The act of putting out a base runner who is not on a base by touching that player with the ball.




 Merkel touches down in Canada for bilateral visit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has touched down in Canada for her
first-ever bilateral visit. The trip is marred by eurozone debt woes and
Canada's refusal to prop up European banks.

tóuchdòwn[tóuch・dòwn]

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[名]
1 《アメフト・ラグビー》タッチダウン.
2 [C][U]（飛行機の）着陸；（短時間の）着陸, 接地
a touchdown point
着地点 touchdown speed
接地速度.

touch down[touch down]

(自)
(1) 〈飛行機が〉着陸する.
(2) （ラクビー・アメフトで）タッチダウンする.
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