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itch

(ĭch)

1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.

2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.

3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.

v. itched, itch·ing, itch·es

v.intr.

a. To feel, have, or produce an itch.

b. To have a desire to scratch.

2. To have a persistent, restless craving.

v.tr.

1. To cause to itch.

2. To scratch (an itch).

[Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.]

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itch

(ɪtʃ)

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

4. (intr) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation

5. (intr) to have a restless desire (to do something)

6. not standard to scratch (the skin)

7. itching palm a grasping nature; avarice

8. have itchy feet to be restless; have a desire to travel

[Old English gīccean to itch, of Germanic origin]

ˈitchy adj

ˈitchiness, ˈitching n

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itch

(ɪtʃ)
v.i.

1. to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected.

2. to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches.

3. Informal. to scratch a part that itches.

4. to have a desire to do or get something: to itch after fame.

v.t.

5. to cause to have an itch.

6. Informal. to scratch (a part that itches).

7. to annoy; vex; irritate.

8. the sensation of itching.

9. a restless desire or longing: an itch for excitement.

10. the itch, scabies.

[before 900; Middle English (y)icchen, Old English]

itch

Past participle: itched
Gerund: itching

Imperative
itch
itch

Present
I itch
you itch
he/she/it itches
we itch
you itch
they itch

Preterite
I itched
you itched
he/she/it itched
we itched
you itched
they itched

Present Continuous
I am itching
you are itching
he/she/it is itching
we are itching
you are itching
they are itching

Present Perfect
I have itched
you have itched
he/she/it has itched
we have itched
you have itched
they have itched

Past Continuous
I was itching
you were itching
he/she/it was itching
we were itching
you were itching
they were itching

Past Perfect
I had itched
you had itched
he/she/it had itched
we had itched
you had itched
they had itched

Future
I will itch
you will itch
he/she/it will itch
we will itch
you will itch
they will itch

Future Perfect
I will have itched
you will have itched
he/she/it will have itched
we will have itched
you will have itched
they will have itched

Future Continuous
I will be itching
you will be itching
he/she/it will be itching
we will be itching
you will be itching
they will be itching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been itching
you have been itching
he/she/it has been itching
we have been itching
you have been itching
they have been itching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been itching
you will have been itching
he/she/it will have been itching
we will have been itching
you will have been itching
they will have been itching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been itching
you had been itching
he/she/it had been itching
we had been itching
you had been itching
they had been itching

Conditional
I would itch
you would itch
he/she/it would itch
we would itch
you would itch
they would itch

Past Conditional
I would have itched
you would have itched
he/she/it would have itched
we would have itched
you would have itched
they would have itched

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Noun	1.	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 - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2.	itch - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" urge desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
	3.	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 pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Verb	1.	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"
	2.	itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" tickle, titillate, vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain tingle, prickle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation
	3.	itch - cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched"
	4.	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

verb

1. prickle, tickle, tingle, crawl When you have hayfever, your eyes and nose stream and itch.

2. long, ache, crave, burn, pine, pant, hunger, lust, yearn, hanker I was itching to get involved.

noun

1. irritation, tingling, prickling, itchiness Scratch my back - I've got an itch.

2. desire, longing, craving, passion, yen (informal), hunger, lust, yearning, hankering, restlessness an insatiable itch to switch from channel to channel

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itch

noun

1. A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure:

appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen.

2. Sexual hunger:

amativeness, concupiscence, desire, eroticism, erotism, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience, pruriency.

verb

To have a greedy, obsessive desire:

crave, hunger, lust, thirst.

Translations

يَتَلَهَّف، يَتَحَرَّقُ شَوْقايَحُك، يُسَبِّبُ الحَكَّهيَسْتَحِكُهُ جِلْدُهيُصاب بالحَكَّه

mít velkou chuťsvědětsvěditsvrběnísvrbět

kløkløebrænde efterhave kløe i fingrene

Jucken Juckreiz Krätze brennen

έχω φαγούρα

picar rascar aburar

haluhinkukutinakutistasyyhy

démanger démangeaison gratter mourir d'envie de prurit

לגרד

svrbjeti

klæjakláîisárlanga, klæja í lófana

prudere prurito desiderio irresistibile non vedere l'ora

かゆいかゆみかゆみを生じる渇望渇望する

가렵다

nagai niežtiniežėjimasniežėtiniežtintis

būt tieksmeiniezeniezēšananiezēt

jeuken kriebelen jeuk

klø klø i fingrene etter kløe brenne etter

zaswędzieć

coceira comichão comichar ter comichão

dorinţămâncărime

зуд зудеть свербеть

mať veľkú chuťsvrbeniesvrbieť

srbečicasrbeti

klia

คัน

dört gözle beklemekkaşın makkaşınmakaşınmak kaşıntı

ngứa

痒发痒渴望

itch

[ɪtʃ]

A. N → picor m; (less frequent) → picazón f, comezón f
to have an itch → tener un picor; (less frequent) → tener una picazón or una comezón
I've got an itch here, can you scratch it for me? → me pica aquí or tengo un picor aquí, ¿me puedes rascar?
to have an itch to do sth (fig) → rabiar por hacer algo
see also seven

B. VI

1. (= be itchy) my leg itches → me pica la pierna; (said by older people) → tengo picazón or comezón en la pierna
I was itching all over → me picaba todo
to be itching for sth (fig) → estar deseando algo
he was itching for a chance to play against the champion → estaba deseando tener la oportunidad de jugar contra el campeón
he's itching for a fight → tiene ganas de pelea
to be itching to do sth (fig) → rabiar por hacer algo

2. (= cause itchiness) [sweater, wool] → picar

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itch

[ˈɪtʃ]

n → démangeaison f
Scratch my back, I've got an itch → Gratte-moi le dos, ça me démange.

[person] → avoir des démangeaisons

[part of body] → démanger, gratter
It itches → Ça me démange., Ça me gratte
My head's itching → La tête me démange., La tête me gratte.
My toes are itching like mad → Les orteils me grattent comme c'est pas possible.

(= eager)
I'm itching to get started → Je brûle de commencer., Il me tarde de commencer.

itch

(lit) → Jucken nt, → Juckreiz m; I have an itch → mich juckt es, ich habe einen Juckreiz

(fig inf: = urge) → Lust f; I have the itch to do something → es reizt or juckt (inf) → mich, etw zu tun; the seven-year itch → das verflixte siebte Jahr

(lit) → jucken; my back is itching → mein Rücken juckt (mich), mir or mich juckt der Rücken; that rash made me itch all over → der Ausschlag juckte am ganzen Körper

(fig inf) he is itching to … → es reizt or juckt (inf) → ihn, zu …; he’s itching for a fight → er ist auf Streit aus

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itch

[ɪtʃ]

1. n → prurito
to have an itch to do sth (fig) → avere la smania di fare qc

2. vi (person) → avere prurito; (part of body) → prudere
my leg itches → mi prude la gamba
to be itching for sth/to do sth (fig) (fam) → aver una gran voglia di qc/di fare qc

itch

(itʃ) noun

an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch. He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.

verb

1. to have an itch. Some plants can cause the skin to itch.

2. to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something). I was itching to slap the child.

ˈitchy adjective

itching. an itchy rash; I feel itchy all over.

ˈitchiness noun

itch

→ يَسْتَحِكُهُ جِلْدُه svědit klø jucken έχω φαγούρα picar kutista démanger svrbjeti prudere かゆい 가렵다 jeuken klø zaswędzieć comichar, ter comichão зудеть klia คัน kaşınmak ngứa 痒

itch

n. picazón.

itch

n picazón f, comezón f; vi picar, sentir or tener picazón or comezón; Where does it itch?..¿Dónde le pica?.. ¿Dónde siente picazón (comezón)?… Does your arm itch?..¿Le pica el brazo?…Do you itch?..¿Siente picazón (comezón)?..¿Tiene picazón (comezón)?; to have an — tener picazón or comezón (localizada)

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There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoul- ders.

My nose begun to itch. It itched till the tears come into my eyes.

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There ain't anything there to itch; its head is made out of fog or something like that, and can't itch.

"Well, then, if it don't itch and can't itch, what in the nation is it scratching it for?

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But in my face do I feel through thy hand, two spots and red blotches itch!

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Well, you know, when you perspire that way, in rivers, there comes a time when you -- when you -- well, when you itch. You are inside, your hands are outside; so there you are; nothing but iron between.

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All on board suffered from perforating ulcers and from the maddening itch of ngari-ngari.

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With other men, perhaps, such things would not have been inducements; but as for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote.

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I accommodated him by taking the horse, though it was against my will, for I'd got an itch for a mare o' Jortin's--as rare a bit o' blood as ever you threw your leg across.

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Perhaps she knew with her intelligence that the chains she forged only aroused his instinct of destruction, as the plate-glass window makes your fingers itch for half a brick; but her heart, incapable of reason, made her continue on a course she knew was fatal.

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Philip had been very adroit, and it was with a heavy heart that he gave up his winning; but his fingers itched to play still, and a few days later, on his way to the football field, he went into a shop and bought a pennyworth of J pens.

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As indeed it was; for as sorely as Tom's hands itched to grab for it they did not dare -- he believed his soul would be instantly destroyed if he did such a thing while the prayer was going on.