Thirst — Defs

01 n. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fe…

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.

02 v. t. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.

imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting

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.

03 v. t. To have a thirst for.

1.
To have a thirst for.[R.]
“He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood.” — Prior.