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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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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.
noun. 1. a. : 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.
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.
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.
sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain: My eyes were stinging from the smoke. tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there: The cold air made her face tingle.
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.
If you are itching to do something, you are very eager or impatient to do it. [ informal ] I was itching to get involved and to bring my own theories into practice.
