ITCH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English icchen, from Old English giccan; akin to Old High German jucchen to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to have an ~ , to produce an ~y sensation , to have a restless desire or hankering for something , transitive verb to cause to ~, vex , irritate , II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors, a skin disorder accompanied by such a sensation, 2. a restless usually constant often compulsive desire , lust , prurience , ~iness noun ~y adjective