Hunger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a compelling need or desire for food.
  2. the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger.
  3. a shortage of food; famine.
  4. a strong or compelling desire or craving: hunger for power.
verb (used without object)
  1. to feel hunger; be hungry.
  2. to have a strong desire.
verb (used with object)
  1. to subject to hunger; starve.
Idioms
  1. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.
noun
  1. a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
  2. an appetite, desire, need, or craving
verb
  1. to have or cause to have a need or craving for food
  2. to have a great appetite or desire (for)
Hunger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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