ALL meanings of hunger
hun·ger
H h - noun hunger wanting food 1
- noun hunger famine 1
- noun hunger desire 1
- intransitive verb hunger feel strong desire 1
- noun hunger A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat. 1
- noun hunger a compelling need or desire for food. 1
- noun hunger the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger. 1
- noun hunger a shortage of food; famine. 1
- noun hunger a strong or compelling desire or craving: hunger for power. 1
- verb without object hunger to feel hunger; be hungry. 1
- verb without object hunger to have a strong desire. 1
- verb with object hunger Rare. to subject to hunger; starve. 1
- idioms hunger from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger. Also, strictly from hunger. 1
- uncountable noun hunger Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. 0
- uncountable noun hunger Hunger is a severe lack of food which causes suffering or death. 0
- singular noun hunger If you have a hunger for something, you want or need it very much. 0
- verb hunger If you say that someone hungers for something or hungers after it, you are emphasizing that they want it very much. 0
- noun hunger a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food 0
- noun hunger an appetite, desire, need, or craving 0
- verb hunger to have or cause to have a need or craving for food 0
- verb hunger to have a great appetite or desire (for) 0
- noun hunger the discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food 0
- noun hunger famine; starvation 0
- noun hunger a desire, need, or appetite for food 0
- noun hunger any strong desire; craving 0
- intransitive verb hunger to feel hunger; be hungry; need food 0
- intransitive verb hunger to have a strong desire; crave 0
- verb transitive hunger to subject to hunger; starve 0
- noun hunger A need or compelling desire for food. 0
- noun hunger (by extension) Any strong desire. 0
- verb hunger To be in need of food. 0
- verb hunger (figuratively) To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. 0
- verb hunger (archaic) To make hungry; to famish. 0