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thirst |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thirst \Thirst\, n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS [thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS thurst, G. durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw & Dan. t["o]rst, Goth. [thorn]a['u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a['u]rsus dry, withered, [thorn]a['u]rsie[thorn] mik I thirst, ga[thorn]a['i]rsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr te`rsesqai to become dry, tesai`nein to dry up Skr. t[.r]sh to thirst. [root]54. Cf {Torrid}.] 1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence the condition producing this sensation. Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children . . . with thirst? --Ex. xvii. 3. With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. --Chaucer. 2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything a craving or longing; -- usually with for of or after as the thirst for gold. ``Thirst of worldy good.'' --Fairfax. ``The thirst I had of knowledge.'' --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr & vb n. {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3. 2. To have a vehement desire. My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps. xlii 2. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. To have a thirst for [R.] He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. --Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thirst n 1: a physiological need to drink 2: strong desire for something (not food or drink): "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: {hunger}] v 1: feel the need to drink 2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave}, {hunger}, {starve}, {lust}]
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