ITCH

itch, itchiness, itching

(noun) an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

urge, itch

(noun) a strong restless desire; “why this urge to travel?”

scabies, itch

(noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; “he has a bad case of the itch”

itch, spoil

(verb) have a strong desire or urge to do something; “She is itching to start the project”; “He is spoiling for a fight”

rub, scratch, itch

(verb) scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; “Don’t scratch your insect bites!”

itch

(verb) have or perceive an itch; “I’m itching--the air is so dry!”

itch

(verb) cause to perceive an itch; “his skin itched”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

itch (plural itches)

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch.

A constant teasing desire or want.

Synonyms

• yuck, yuik, yeuk (all in Scotland)

Etymology 2

Verb

itch (third-person singular simple present itches, present participle itching, simple past and past participle itched)

(intransitive) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

(transitive) To cause to feel an itch.

(transitive, colloquial) To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

Anagrams

• chit, tich

Source: Wiktionary

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Itch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched; p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.] Etym: [OE. icchen, , AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.]

1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. My mouth hath itched all this long day. Chaucer.

2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." Shak.

Itch, n.

1. (Med.)

Definition: 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. Any itching eruption.

3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc.

4. A constant irritating desire. An itch of being thought a divine king. Dryden. Baker's itch. See under Baker.

– Barber's itch, sycosis.

– Bricklayer's itch, an eczema of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among bricklayers.

– Grocer's itch, an itching eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite (Tyrogluphus sacchari).

– Itch insect (Zoöl.), a small parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabei) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in Append.

– Itch mite. (Zoöl.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also, other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the horse and ox.

– Sugar baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the skin.

– Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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