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- Dictionaryitch/ɪtʃ/
noun
- 1. an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch. Similar
verb
- 1. be the site of or cause an itch: "the bite itched like crazy" Similar
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to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails: I can't wear wool - it makes me itch. Fewer examples. What's that big red lump on your arm? Does it itch? Try not to scratch those spots, no matter how much they itch, or you'll make them bleed.
: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors. b. : a skin disorder accompanied by such a sensation.
[intransitive] to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch (= rub your skin with your nails); to make your skin feel like this. I itch all over. Does the rash itch? This sweater really itches.
8 meanings: 1. an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch 2. a restless desire 3. any skin.... Click for more definitions.
noun [ C usually sing ] us / ɪtʃ /. an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard: I have an itch on the back of my neck. [ + to infinitive ] He has an itch (= desire) to travel.
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. Sometimes people confuse itch and scratch.
1. an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch. 2. a restless desire. 3. (Pathology) any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching. vb. 4. (intr) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation.
