Hunger1. (n.) An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
2. (n.) Any strong eager desire.
3. (n.) To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
4. (n.) To have an eager desire; to long.
5. (v. t.) To make hungry; to famish.
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