hunger

Definition

  • noun: a very great need for food
  • noun: a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient
  • verb: to have or feel a strong desire
  • verb: to feel or suffer hunger
  • usually + 'after' or 'for'
  • synonyms: long, famish, starve

Examples

  • Thousands of people there are 'dying from/of hunger'. [=dying because they do not have enough food; starving to death]

  • She has threatened to 'go on a hunger strike' [=refuse to eat] if her colleagues are not released from prison.

  • The film's scenery is beautiful, but the plot is (strictly) 'from hunger'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) have been set. Whatever they contain, they are meant to kill you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the th hunger games. I've never seen this place so empty. Just keep your eyes open. Got a pod. Let's take cover. Shoot through (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
  • (..) No one who supports the capitol is innocent. With that kinda thinking, you can kill whoever you want. You can send kids off to the hunger games to keep the districts in line. It's war, Katniss. Sometimes killing isn't personal. Figured if anyone knew that, (..)
    2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2