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