ITCH


Meaning of ITCH in English

I. itch 1 /ɪtʃ/ BrE AmE verb

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: giccan ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails ⇨ scratch :

My feet were itching terribly.

The label on this shirt itches me.

2 . be itching to do something/be itching for something informal to want to do something very much and as soon as possible:

He was itching for a fight.

II. itch 2 BrE AmE noun [singular]

1 . an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:

Scratch my back – I have an itch.

2 . informal a strong desire to do or have something

itch for

an itch for adventure

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.