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Meaning of hunger

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hunger
      n 1: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food
           deprivation [syn: {hunger}, {hungriness}]
      2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
         for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: {hunger},
         {hungriness}, {thirst}, {thirstiness}]
      v 1: feel the need to eat
      2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave},
         {hunger}, {thirst}, {starve}, {lust}]
      3: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn:
         {starve}, {hunger}, {famish}] [ant: {be full}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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