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itch
I. \ˈich\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English icche, yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, v.
1.
a. : a localized or generalized uneasy sensation (as of a crawling, prickling, stinging) in the upper surface of the skin usually considered to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors and producing a feeling of irritation in the affected area and eliciting an urge to relieve the affected area by scratching : itching, pruritus
< had an itch and scratched it >
b. : a skin disorder (as a mange) accompanied by such a sensation; especially : a contagious eruption in man and animals that is marked by this sensation experienced to an intense degree and by surface lesions and that is caused by invasion of the skin by an itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that forms minute galleries in the skin and keeps up a constant irritation — usually used with the
< has the itch >
— compare mange
2.
a.
(1) : a restless usually constant often compulsive desire for or hankering after something : restless longing : uneasy craving
< a compelling itch for money and success — Lee Rogow >
< the itch to travel >
< the same restless itch to be always doing something else — Bertrand Russell >
< was uninfected by the itch of publicity — V.L.Parrington >
(2) : a restless craving for sensual especially sexual gratification : lust, prurience
< the itch of the senses — Bruce Marshall >
< with meaty good looks and the gross itch they often portend — Time >
< had aroused in him only the vague adolescent itch of desire which almost any personable woman could satisfy — Aldous Huxley >
b. : a restless usually constant inclination toward something : restless propensity : uneasy predisposition or overreadiness
< the itch to justify all conduct on logical grounds — H.J.Muller >
< an itch for activity — Raymond Holden >
3. : a condition of restless ferment : seething agitation : stew
< the itch of aggressive nationalism — Karl Robson >
< was in an itch to be off — Bruce Marshall >
< lived in a constant itch of irritation — Hesketh Pearson >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English ichen, icchen, yicchen, from Old English giccan; akin to Old High German jucchen to itch, Middle Dutch joken
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to have a localized or generalized uneasy sensation (as of a crawling, prickling, stinging) in the upper surface of the skin : have an itch
< seemed to itch all over >
< her arm itched >
b. : to produce such a sensation
< heavy winter underwear that itched >
2.
a. : to have a restless usually constant often compulsive desire for or hankering after something : long restlessly for something : crave something uneasily
< and itch to get their hands on a juicy morsel — D.L.Cohn >
< were itching to take immediate action — W.F.Hambly >
< itched to see the world >
b. : to have a restless usually constant inclination toward something : have a restless propensity for or uneasy predisposition to something : be impatiently eager : be overready
< killers who itched to kill again — Hal Burton >
3. : to be in a restless ferment : seethe, stew
< itch with one curiosity — Milton Bracker >
< itches with lechery — J.I.Cope >
transitive verb
1. : to cause to have a localized or generalized uneasy sensation (as of a crawling, prickling, stinging) in the upper surface of the skin : cause to have an itch
< felt it itch his leg — Joan Williams >
< wool socks that itched his feet >
2. : irk, vex, irritate
< had always been amused … where the others were itched — Sinclair Lewis >
III.
variant of eche |