thirst

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thirst / [unvoicedth]ərst/ • n. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: they quenched their thirst with spring water. ∎  lack of the liquid needed to sustain life: tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation. ∎  (usu. thirst for) poetic/lit. a strong desire for something: his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic.• v. [intr.] archaic (of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something. ∎  (usu. thirst for/after) poetic/lit. have a strong desire for something: an opponent thirsting for revenge.

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