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itch
(ic̸h)
intransitive verb
- to feel or cause an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
- to have a restless desire or hankering
Origin: ME yicchen, icchen < OE giccan, akin to Ger jucken
transitive verb
- to make itch
- to irritate or annoy
- Informal scratch
noun
- an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
- a restless desire; hankering: an itch to travel
See itch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
- Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
- A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.
- a. To feel, have, or produce an itch.b. To have a desire to scratch.
- To have a persistent, restless craving.
- To cause to itch.
- To scratch (an itch).
Origin:
Origin: Middle English yicche
Origin: , from Old English gicce
Origin: , from giccan, to itch
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