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Itch

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Noun

1. itch, scabies

a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation

Example Sentences:
'he has a bad case of the itch'

2. itch, urge

a strong restless desire

Example Sentences:
'why this urge to travel?'

3. itch, itchiness, itching

an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

Verb

4. itch, rub, scratch

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

Example Sentences:
'Don't scratch your insect bites!'

5. itch

have or perceive an itch

Example Sentences:
'I'm itching--the air is so dry!'

6. itch

cause to perceive an itch

Example Sentences:
'his skin itched'

7. itch, spoil

have a strong desire or urge to do something

Example Sentences:
'She is itching to start the project'
'He is spoiling for a fight'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Itch

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noun
1. 
an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
2. 
a restless desire
3. 
any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
verb
4. (intransitive)
to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation
5. (intransitive)
to have a restless desire (to do something)
6. not standard
to scratch (the skin)
7.  itching palm
8.  have itchy feet

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Itch

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verb intransitive
1. 
to feel or cause an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
2. 
to have a restless desire or hankering
verb transitive
3. 
to make itch
4. 
to irritate or annoy
5.  Informal
scratch
noun
6. 
an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
7. 
a restless desire; hankering
an itch to travel

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Itch

see synonyms of itch
n.
1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.
v. itched, itch·ing, itch·es
v. intr.
1.
a. To feel, have, or produce an itch.
b. To have a desire to scratch.
2. To have a persistent, restless craving.
v. tr.
1. To cause to itch.
2. To scratch (an itch).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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