- Itch
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈich\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English icchen, from Old English giccan; akin to Old High German jucchen to itch
- Date:
- before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 a: to have an itch <her arm itched> b: to produce an itchy sensation <long underwear that itches>
2: to have a restless desire or hankering for something <were itching to go outside>transitive verb
1: to cause to itch
2: ,
itch. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itch
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