Itch definition
An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
noun
Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
noun
A restless desire or craving for something.
An itch to travel.
noun
A restless desire; hankering.
An itch to travel.
noun
To have a persistent, restless craving.
verb
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To feel, have, or produce an itch.
verb
To have a desire to scratch.
verb
To cause to itch.
verb
To scratch (an itch).
verb
To feel or cause an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part.
verb
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To have a restless desire or hankering.
verb
To make itch.
verb
To irritate or annoy.
verb
An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
noun
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Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
noun
To feel, have, or produce an itch.
verb
To scratch an itch.
verb
To cause to feel an itch.
verb
An irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part.
noun
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the itch
- any of various skin disorders accompanied by severe irritation of the skin, as scabies
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
the itch
Origin of itch
- Middle English yicche from Old English gicce from giccan to itch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- The verb is from Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjaną (“to itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“to itch”), West Frisian jûkje (“to itch”), Dutch jeuken (“to itch”), Low German jocken (“to itch”), German jucken (“to itch”).
From Wiktionary
- The noun is from Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe, ġyċċe (“an itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“an itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“an itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“an itch”).
From Wiktionary