Definition of itch Itch
/ɪˈʧ/ - [ich] - itch
We found 25 definitions of itch from 8 different sources.
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What does itch mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: itches |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure | ||
| itch - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" | ||
| urge | ||
| desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" | ||
Verb |
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| itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" | ||
| smart, ache, hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| titillate, vellicate, tickle excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine" | ||
| tingle, prickle cause a stinging or tingling sensation | ||
| 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" | ||
| itch - cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched" | ||
| 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- itch (Noun)
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch. - itch (Noun)
A desire or want. - itch (Verb)
To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. - itch (Verb)
To want or desire. - itch (Verb)
To cause to feel an itch. - itch (Verb)
To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- itch (v. i.)
To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. - itch (v. i.)
To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. - itch (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. - itch (n.)
Any itching eruption. - itch (n.)
A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc. - itch (n.)
A constant irritating desire.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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itch
An unpleasant sensation on the skin that provokes the desire to scratch. -
itch
To feel the need to scratch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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itch
ich, n. an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: an eruptive disease in the skin, caused by a parasitic animal: a constant teasing desire.—v.i. to have an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: to have a constant, teasing desire.—ns. Itch′iness; Itch′-mite, a mite which burrows in the skin, causing itch or scabies.—adj. Itch′y, pertaining to or affected with itch.—Itching palm, a greed for gain. [A.S. giccan, to itch; Scot. youk, yuck, Ger. jucken, to itch.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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itch
Itch and ease can no man please.
Wikipedia 
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Itch (Latin: pruritus) is an unpleasant sensation that leads to the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has many similarities to pain and both are unpleasant sensory experiences but their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a reflex withdrawal while itch leads to a scratch reflex. Nerve fibers for itch and pain both are in the skin, but information for them is sent centrally in two distinct systems that both use the same nerve bundle.
Historically, the sensations of itch and pain have not been considered to be independent of each other until recently where it was found that itch has several features in common with pain but has important differences.
Causes.
The feeling of itchiness can be caused by a movement of hair or the release of a chemical (histamine) from cells under the skin. Itchiness is regarded as protective, as it helps creatures remove parasites that land on their skin.
Treatment.
A variety of over-the-counter and prescription anti-itch drugs are available. Some plant products have been found to be effective anti-pruritics, others not. Non-chemical remedies include cooling, warming, soft stimulation.
Sometimes scratching relieves isolated itches, hence the existence of devices such as the back scratcher. Often, however, scratching can intensify itching and even cause further damage to the skin, dubbed the "itch-scratch-itch cycle".
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