I. lust 1 /lʌst/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love:
My feelings for Lauren were pure lust.
2 . [singular, uncountable] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapproval
lust for
Hitler’s lust for power
3 . (a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval:
the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italy
II. lust 2 BrE AmE verb
lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb
1 . to be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them:
She had secretly lusted after him for years.
2 . to want something very much, especially something that you do not really need:
This is a car to lust after.