n. & v.
n. 1 a feeling of pain or discomfort, or (in extremes) an exhausted condition, caused by lack of food. 2 (often foll. by for, after) a strong desire.
v.intr. 1 (often foll. by for, after) have a craving or strong desire. 2 feel hunger. hunger march a march undertaken by a body of unemployed etc. to call attention to their condition. hunger marcher a person who goes on a hunger march. hunger strike the refusal of food as a form of protest, esp. by prisoners. hunger striker a person who takes part in a hunger strike.
[ OE hungor, hyngran f. Gmc ]