"touch and go" meaning in All languages combined

See touch and go on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more touch and go [comparative], most touch and go [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} touch and go (comparative more touch and go, superlative most touch and go)
  1. Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water).
    Sense id: en-touch_and_go-en-adj-VZB861I1

Verb [English]

Forms: touches and goes [present, singular, third-person], touching and going [participle, present], touched and went [past], touched and gone [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|touch<> and go<goes,,went,gone>}} touch and go (third-person singular simple present touches and goes, present participle touching and going, simple past touched and went, past participle touched and gone)
  1. (aviation) To perform a touch-and-go landing. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-touch_and_go-en-verb-bmCT2MW2 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 11 55 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 60 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 59 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 59 39 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (nautical) To touch bottom lightly and without damage, as a vessel in motion. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-touch_and_go-en-verb-RK4O~Q8x Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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