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NOUN:
  1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
  2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
  3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.
VERB:
itched, itch·ing, itch·es
VERB:
intr.
    1. To feel, have, or produce an itch.
    2. To have a desire to scratch.
  2. To have a persistent, restless craving.
VERB:
tr.
  1. To cause to itch.
  2. To scratch (an itch).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch


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