noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hunger pangs
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hunger pangs
hunger strike
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A total of 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike .
satisfy sb's appetite/hunger
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They don't get enough food to satisfy their appetite.
stave off hunger
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She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .
weak with hunger
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Nina was weak with hunger .
went on hunger strike
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A total of 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
weak
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I was weak with hunger but I had a knife and I could still move round the city.
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By this time, she was too weak from hunger and thirst to call to him from the window.
■ NOUN
land
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Moreover, peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled.
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Before 1914, neither peasant land hunger nor working-class militancy were abating.
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It can not be understood without reference to the growing land hunger and militancy of millions of peasants.
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At the same time land prices soared in response to peasant land hunger , and the option of selling became increasingly attractive.
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Congestion and land hunger were particularly acute in Lewis, because of the rapid population increase.
pang
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She was cold and unwashed and hunger pangs were beginning to gnaw again.
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All those cups of tea do add up and the fridge is always there ready to beckon when a hunger pang lingers.
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The Harpy is magically kept alive, but suffers agonizing hunger pangs and is in constant pain.
strike
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Brady collapsed on Boxing Day, three months into a hunger strike in protest at his transfer to a tougher ward.
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She was imprisoned in Walton gaol, went on hunger strike , and was force-fed eight times before her release.
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University students went on strike , including a hunger strike at Shkodër University.
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On a couple of occasions, Brian had contemplated a hunger strike .
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Her old tutor is horrified, but her husband says he supports the hunger strike -- even if it claims her life.
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One judge began a hunger strike in protest.
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For instance, when the political prisoners staged their hunger strike during the Pope's visit, we broadcast their demands.
striker
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Rather, they said, it was the imminent death of the hunger strikers that stepped up the political pressure this week.
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There are various manifestos: many of the hunger strikers have put up their own, alongside Angela Kunze's.
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When hunger striker Bobby Sands was buried in May 1981, 50, 000 people attended his funeral.
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Let us hope it does so before more hunger strikers die.
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A boycott of classes also began in support of the hunger strikers .
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The health of some of the hunger strikers was reported on May 31 to be precarious.
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Some stop to talk to the hunger strikers .
world
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The majority of researchers and theorists are driven by the huge opportunities they see for alleviating world hunger and disease.
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Species not yet discovered could hold the answer to world hunger .
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Set up in 1999 by John Breen, a software engineer in Indiana, the site aims to reduce world hunger .
■ VERB
die
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Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger .
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They were dying there of hunger .
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Most of the inhabitants were killed or died of hunger .
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By spring of the following year, two-thirds of the village had died from exposure and hunger .
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By May 1913 it was expected that Emmeline Pankhurst would die from hunger and thirst strikes.
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The last trip took forty days, by which time a dozen people had died of hunger .
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On April 15 she died after a hunger strike of 137 days.
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Cardinal Basil Hume is untiring in his reminder that 12 million children under five die every year from hunger and disease.
satisfy
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Food, in our society, is used for many reasons other than simply to satisfy hunger .
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For example, boiled potatoes satisfied hunger seven times better than croissants.
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Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger .
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I had eaten four or five slices of bread without satisfying my hunger , so I reached for still another slice.
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Is it slowly savoured and really enjoyed, a splendid taste to satisfy the hunger pangs?
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When the others had satisfied their hunger he led the attack.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
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Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.
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I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.
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These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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If you do feel hunger pangs, nibble on carrot, celery, or cucumber sticks.
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Many people could die from cold and hunger this winter as the war continues.
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Many slimming diets don't provide enough calories to satisfy hunger .
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The baby screamed with hunger .
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The slum-dwellers suffer from poverty, hunger , and disease.
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Try to satisfy your hunger with raw veggies and fruit.
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Weak with hunger , she staggered up to the cabin door.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For example, boiled potatoes satisfied hunger seven times better than croissants.
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It broke out of its tea-party and caste-system mold on Saturday, rewarding hunger and perseverance, as well as graceful artistry.
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My hunger became so great my legs shook.