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An itch is an unpleasant tingly sensation that makes you want to scratch. If you're allergic to poison ivy and you go hiking through a field of it, you'll have a terrible itch all over your legs.

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To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

Noun
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

Noun
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"

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"

Verb
have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"

Verb
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don''t scratch your insect bites!"

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Verb
have or perceive an itch; "I''m itching--the air is so dry!"

v. i.
To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

v. i.
To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears.

n.
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.

n.
Any itching eruption.

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

n.
A constant irritating desire.

Itch

Itch , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.] [OE. icchen, 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.

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

Itch

Itch, n. 1. (Med.) 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.

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 (Zo'94l.), 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. (Zo'94l.) 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.

To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

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.

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Usage Examples

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public, but they itch in public.

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Other Usage Examples

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.

My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch.