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hunger

('h/@//N/g/@/r )

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation(noun.state)

Synonym:
hungriness

source: wordnet30
strong desire for something (not food or drink)(noun.attribute)

Example:
Hunger for affection.

Synonym:
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness

source: wordnet30
An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.(noun)

source: webster1913

feel the need to eat(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
crave, lust, starve, thirst

source: wordnet30
be hungry; go without food(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
famish, starve
Antonym:
be full

source: wordnet30
To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make hungry; to famish.(verb)

source: webster1913

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