[hun.ger] n [ME, fr. OE hungor; akin to OHG hungar hunger, Lith kanka torture] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient b: an uneasy sensation occasioned by the lack of food c: a weakened condition brought about by prolonged lack of food
2: a strong desire: craving -- from hunger : very bad or inept "the jokes were from hunger --Mordecai Richler"
[2]hunger vb hun.gered ; hun.ger.ing vi (bef. 12c) 1: to feel or suffer hunger
2: to have an eager desire ~ vt: to make hungry syn see long