What does itch mean?
Definitions for itch
ɪtʃitch
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Princeton's WordNet
scabies, itchnoun
a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
"he has a bad case of the itch"
urge, itchnoun
a strong restless desire
"why this urge to travel?"
itch, itchiness, itchingverb
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
rub, scratch, itchverb
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"
itchverb
have or perceive an itch
"I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
itchverb
cause to perceive an itch
"his skin itched"
itch, spoilverb
have a strong desire or urge to do something
"She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ITCHnoun
Etymology: gicha, Saxon.
Lust and liberty
Creep in the minds and marrows of our youths,
That 'gainst the stream of virtue they may strive,
And drown themselves in riot, itches, blains. William Shakespeare, Timon.The Lord will smite thee with the scab and with the itch, whereof thou can'st not be healed. Deutr. xxviii. 27.
As if divinity had catch'd
The itch, on purpose, to be scratch'd. Hudibras.A certain itch of meddling with other people's matters, puts us upon shifting. Roger L'Estrange.
He had still pedigree in his head, and an itch of being thought a divine king. Dryden.
From servants company a child is to be kept, not by prohibitions, for that will but give him an itch after it, but by other ways. John Locke.
At half mankind when gen'rous Manly raves,
All know 'tis virtue; for he thinks them knaves:
When universal homage Umbra pays,
All see 'tis vice, and itch of vulgar praise. Alexander Pope.To Itchverb
Etymology: from the noun.
A troublesome itching of the part was occasioned by want of transpiration. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
My right eye itches; some good luck is near;
Perhaps my Amaryllis may appear. Dryden.Master Shallow, you have yourself been a great fighter, though now a man of peace. ———— Mr. Page, though now I be old, and of peace, if I see a sword out, my finger itches to make one. William Shakespeare.
Cassius, you yourself
Are much condemn'd to have an itching palm,
To sell and mart your offices for gold. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.The itching ears, being an epidemick disease, give fair opportunity to every mountebank. Decay of Piety.
All such have still an itching to deride,
And fain would be upon the laughing side. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Itch
Itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a withdrawal reflex, whereas itch leads to a scratch reflex.Unmyelinated nerve fibers for itch and pain both originate in the skin; however, information for them is conveyed centrally in two distinct systems that both use the same nerve bundle and spinothalamic tract.
ChatGPT
itch
An itch is a sensation on the skin that causes a desire or reflex to scratch. It could be a result of various factors such as allergic reactions, insect bites, skin conditions, diseases, or a reaction to certain medications. It can occur anywhere in the body and may be associated with rash, redness, or swelling.
Webster Dictionary
Itchverb
to have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected
Itchverb
to have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears
Itchnoun
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
Itchnoun
any itching eruption
Itchnoun
a sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc
Itchnoun
a constant irritating desire
Etymology: [OE. icchen, icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Itch
ich, n. an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: an eruptive disease in the skin, caused by a parasitic animal: a constant teasing desire.—v.i. to have an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: to have a constant, teasing desire.—ns. Itch′iness; Itch′-mite, a mite which burrows in the skin, causing itch or scabies.—adj. Itch′y, pertaining to or affected with itch.—Itching palm, a greed for gain. [A.S. giccan, to itch; Scot. youk, yuck, Ger. jucken, to itch.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of itch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of itch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of itch in a Sentence
What happens is women get an itch and think, ‘I must have a yeast infection,’.
After all the times I was pinched, I knew every judge in town, i was a tough kid. I always had that itch in my britches to find out who I was. I tested my (courage) every night.
It [ has ] messed me up, messed my system up and everything, with the allergy medicine not taken, I sneeze a lot, my eyes water a lot and itch a lot. I get queasy, and then my asthma kicks in. And then I have to go to the breathing treatments, which are expensive.
In general, all of the various anti-itch creams are very similar, generally, I suggest that if you're highly allergic to mosquitoes, you may need a cream with Benadryl or a similar antihistamine.
My mother complained about this mole-like growth on her head that itched all the time, we found ways to cure her itch using traditional Chinese medicine, and then left it be.
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- حكةArabic
- svědětCzech
- jucken, JuckreizGerman
- φαγούρα, κνησμόςGreek
- juko, jukiEsperanto
- picor, comezón, picar, picazón, escozorSpanish
- خارشPersian
- halu, kutkuttaa, hinku, syyhytä, syyhy, palaa halusta tehdä, kutina, kutistaFinnish
- prurit, démanger, démangeaison, gratterFrench
- גירודHebrew
- viszketés, viszketHungarian
- քոր գալ, քորArmenian
- prurito, prudereItalian
- 渇望, かゆみを生じる, 渇望する, かゆみJapanese
- მუნიGeorgian
- prurioLatin
- niezētLatvian
- harehare, toretiti, hakihaki, ngaokoMāori
- खाजMarathi
- ယားBurmese
- jeuk, jeuken, kriebelenDutch
- yihę́ę́sNavajo, Navaho
- coceira, comichão, coçar, desejar, pruir, comichar, prurir, prurido, quererPortuguese
- mâncărime, dorințăRomanian
- чесаться, зудеть, зудRussian
- сврабSerbo-Croatian
- kliaSwedish
- ความคัน, ความอยาก, ความต้องการThai
- kaşıntı, kaşınmak, kaşınmaTurkish
- کهجلیUrdu
- schôpe, schôpyî, djéryîWalloon
- 癢Chinese
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