'Itch' definitions:

Definition of 'itch'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: scabies, itch]
noun
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: urge, itch]
noun
An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: itch, itchiness, itching]
verb
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: rub, scratch, itch]
verb
Have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
verb
Cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched"
verb
Have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" [syn: itch, spoil]

Definition of 'Itch'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any itching eruption. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A constant irritating desire. [1913 Webster]
  • An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Zool.), 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. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Itch'

From: GCIDE
  • Itch \Itch\ ([i^]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched ([i^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.] [OE. icchen, [yogh]icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. [1913 Webster]
  • My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'itch'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Itch'