itch

itch  (ch)

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).

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[Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.]

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itch

Noun

1. a skin irritation causing a desire to scratch

2. a restless desire

3. any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching

Verb

1. to feel an irritating or tickling sensation

2. to have a restless desire (to do something): they were itching to join the fight [Old English gīccean to itch]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" scabies infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2.	itch - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" urge desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
	3.	itch - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch itchiness, itching cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation - a sensation localized on the skin pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Verb	1.	itch - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" rub, scratch irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
	2.	itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" tickle, titillate, vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain tingle, prickle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation
	3.	itch - cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched"
	4.	itch - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" spoil desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

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itch

verb 1. prickle, tickle, tingle, crawl

verb 2. long, ache, crave, burn, pine, pant, hunger, lust, yearn, hanker

noun 3. irritation, tingling, prickling, itchiness

noun 4. desire, longing, craving, passion, yen (informal) hunger, lust, yearning, hankering, restlessness

Translations

itch [ɪtʃ] n → picazón f;

(fig) → prurito

vi [person] → sentir or tener comezón; [part of body] → picar;

to be itching to do sth → rabiar por or morirse de ganas de hacer algo

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itch [ɪtʃ] n → démangeaison f

vi [person] → éprouver des démangeaisons; [part of body] → démanger;

I'm itching to do → l'envie me démange de faire

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itch [ɪtʃ] n → Juckreiz m

vi → jucken;

I am itching all over → mich juckt es überall;

to itch to do sth → darauf brennen, etw zu tun

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itch [ɪtʃ] n → prurito

vi [person] → avere il prurito; [part of body] → prudere;

to be itching to do → non veder l'ora di fare