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1. (v.i.) itch
to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected.
2. itch
to cause such a feeling:
This shirt itches.
3. itch
Informal. to scratch a part that itches.
4. itch
to have a desire to do or get something:
to itch after fame.
5. (v.t.) itch
to cause to have an itch.
6. itch
Informal. to scratch (a part that itches).
7. itch
to annoy; vex; irritate.
8. (n.) itch
the sensation of itching.
9. itch
a restless desire or longing:
an itch for excitement.
10. itch
the itch,
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME (y)icchen, OE)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scabies, itch
a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
"he has a bad case of the itch"
2. (noun) urge, itch
a strong restless desire
"why this urge to travel?"
3. (verb) itch, itchiness, itching
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
4. (verb) rub, scratch, itch
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"
5. (verb) itch
have or perceive an itch
"I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
6. (verb) itch
cause to perceive an itch
"his skin itched"
7. (verb) itch, spoil
have a strong desire or urge to do something
"She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
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1. (noun) itch
***an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch
I've got an itch right in the middle of my back.
2. (verb) itch
to have an itch
My eye is itching.
3. itch
itching to
very eager to
He was itching to tell her about the surprise.
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1. (noun) itch
an eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact
2. (noun) itch
any itching eruption
3. (noun) itch
a sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc
4. (noun) itch
a constant irritating desire
5. (verb) itch
to have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected
6. (verb) itch
to have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears
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Sense: an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch
He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.
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 Afrikaans: uitslag |
 Arabic: يَحُك، يُسَبِّبُ الحَكَّه |
 Bulgarian: сърбеж |
 Brazilian: coceira |
 Czech: svrbění |
 German: das Jucken |
 Danish: kløe |
 Greek: φαγούρα |
 Spanish: picazón |
 Estonian: kihelus |
 Farsi: خارش |
 Finnish: kutina |
 French: démangeaison |
 Hebrew: גִרוּי |
 Hindi: खुजली, बेचैनी, इच्छा |
 Croatian: svrbež |
 Hungarian: viszketés |
 Indonesian: gatal |
 Icelandic: kláði |
 Italian: prurito |
 Japanese: かゆさ |
 Korean: 가려움 |
 Lithuanian: niežėjimas |
 Latvian: nieze; niezēšana |
 Malay: gatal |
 Dutch: jeuk |
 Norwegian: kløe |
 Polish: swędzenie |
 Persian: خارش |
 Pashto: خارښت |
 Portuguese: comichão |
 Romanian: mâncărime |
 Russian: зуд |
 Slovak: svrbenie |
 Slovenian: srbenje, srbečica |
 Serbian: svrab |
 Swedish: klåda |
 Thai: อาการคัน |
 Turkish: kaşınma; kaşıntı |
 Taiwanese: 癢 |
 Ukrainian: сверблячка |
 Urdu: خارش |
 Vietnamese: sự ngứa |
 Chinese: 痒 |
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