- itch for
- long for, desire, crave
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
itch for
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itch for — Synonyms and related words: ache for, be dying for, be hurting for, be in heat, clamor for, come in, cry for, desire, estruate, gape for, hone for, hope for, languish for, long for, lust, lust after, lust for, pant for, pine for, rut, sigh for,… … Moby Thesaurus
have an itch for something — tv. to have a desire for something. (Have got can replace have.) □ I have an itch for some ice cream. □ We had an itch for a good movie, so we went … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have\ an\ itch\ for — • have an itch to do • have an itch for • be itching to v. phr. To have a very strong desire to do something. Jack is itching to travel abroad … Словарь американских идиом
Itch — For other uses, see Itch (disambiguation). Pruritus Classification and external resources A man trying to reach for an itch ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
itch — I n. itchy feeling 1) to relieve an itch 2) wish (colloq.) an itch to + inf. (she has an itch to go out west) II v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) ( to yearn ) to itch for (to itch for a fight) * * * [ɪtʃ] [ itchy feeling ] to relieve an itch [ wish ]… … Combinatory dictionary
itch — itch1 [ıtʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: giccan] 1.) [I and T] if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails →↑scratch ▪ My feet were itching terribly. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
itch — /ɪtʃ / (say ich) verb (i) 1. to have or feel a peculiar irritation of the skin which causes a desire to scratch the part affected. 2. to have a desire to do or to get something: itch after fame. –noun 3. the sensation of itching. 4. an uneasy or… …
itch — to feel lustful Usually of a woman, from the supposed aphrodisiac properties of cantharides which, by exciting vaginal itch, is said to stimulate sexual desire: A tailor might scratch her where er she did itch. (Shakespeare, The Tempest … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
itch — /ich/, v.i. 1. to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches. 2. to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches. 3. Informal. to scratch a part that itches. 4.… … Universalium
itch — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails: My feet were itching terribly. | itch sb AmE: The label on this shirt itches me. 2 be itching to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
