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Definition of itch verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    itch

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ɪtʃ//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they itch
     
    he / she / it itches
     
    past simple itched
     
    -ing form itching
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this I itch all over. Does the rash itch? This sweater really itches. Thesaurushurt
    • ache
    • burn
    • sting
    • tingle
    • itch
    • throb
    These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.
    • hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:My feet hurt. Stop it! That hurts!
    • ache to feel a continuous dull pain:I'm aching all over.
    • burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
    • sting to make someone feel a sharp burning pain or an uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
    • tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:The cold air made her face tingle.
    • itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:I itch all over. Does the rash itch?
    • throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:His head throbbed with pain.
    Patterns
    • your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
    • your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
    • your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
    • your head hurts/aches/throbs
    • your stomach hurts/aches
    • to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
    • to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
    • It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
  2. 2[intransitive] (informal) (often used in the progressive tenses) to want to do something very much itch for something The crowd was itching for a fight. itch to do something He's itching to get back to work.
See itch in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary