| 1. | a person, now esp. a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic, esp. black magic or the black art; sorceress. Compare warlock. |
| 2. | an ugly or mean old woman; hag: the old witch who used to own this building. |
| 3. | a person who uses a divining rod; dowser. |
| 4. | to bring by or as by witchcraft (often fol. by into, to, etc.): She witched him into going. |
| 5. | Archaic. to affect as if by witchcraft; bewitch; charm. |
| 6. | to prospect with a divining rod; dowse. |
| 7. | of, pertaining to, or designed as protection against witches. |