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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024itch•y (ich′ē),USA pronunciation adj., itch•i•er, itch•i•est. - having or causing an itching sensation.
- characterized by itching.
- 1520–30; itch, + -y1; compare Old English giccig (rare) purulent, putrid
itch′i•ness, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024itch /ɪtʃ/USA pronunciation v. - Physiology to have or feel a tingling irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:[no object]My skin itches.
- to cause such a feeling: [no object]This shirt itches.[~ + object]This shirt itches me.
- [Informal.]to scratch a part that itches: [~ + object]Even though the poison ivy is driving you mad, don't itch it![no object]Don't itch; just try to think of something else.
- to have a desire to do or get something: [no object]to itch after fame.[~ + to + verb]He was itching to get back to his home town.
n. [countable] - the sensation of itching:a bad itch.
- a restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.
itch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024itch (ich),USA pronunciation v.i. - Physiologyto have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:My nose itches.
- to cause such a feeling:This shirt itches.
- [Informal.]to scratch a part that itches.
- to have a desire to do or get something:to itch after fame.
v.t. - to cause to have an itch:His wool shirt always itches him.
- [Informal.]to scratch (a part that itches):to itch a mosquito bite.
- to annoy;
vex; irritate:Her remarks itched me. n. - the sensation of itching.
- an uneasy or restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.
- Pathologya contagious disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows into the skin (usually prec. by the). Cf. mange, scabies.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English (y)icchen, Old English gicc(e)an; akin to German jucken, Dutch jeuken; (noun, nominal) Middle English (y)icche, Old English gicce, derivative of the verb, verbal
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