ITCH


Meaning of ITCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪtʃ ]

( itches, itching, itched)

1.

When a part of your body itches , you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch.

When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch...

...dry, itching skin.

VERB : V , V-ing

Itch is also a noun.

Scratch my back–I’ve got an itch.

N-COUNT

• itch‧ing

It may be that the itching is caused by contact with irritant material.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

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...

The general was itching for a fight.

VERB : usu cont , V to-inf , V for n

Itch is also a noun.

...viewers with an insatiable itch to switch channels.

N-SING : usu N to-inf

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.