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English to English noun
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a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation |  | Example: he has a bad case of the itch
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a strong restless desire | | Example: why this urge to travel?
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an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch | | source: wordnet30
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An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. | | source: webster1913 verb
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scrape or rub as if to relieve itching | | Example: Don't scratch your insect bites!
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have or perceive an itch | | Example: I'm itching--the air is so dry!
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cause to perceive an itch | | Example: his skin itched
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have a strong desire or urge to do something | | Example: She is itching to start the project
He is spoiling for a fight
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To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. | | source: webster1913
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