Part 5446

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hunger-starve</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"ger-starve`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To starve with hunger; to famish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hungred</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"gred</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Hungered; hungry.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<h1>Hungrily</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"gri*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Hunger</er>.]</ety> <def>In a hungry manner; voraciously.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Hungry</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"gry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Hungrier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Hungriest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>hungrid</ets>. See <er>Hunger</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.</def>

<blockquote>The cruel, <b>hungry</b> foam. <i>C. Kingsley.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Cassius has a lean and <b>hungry</b> look. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; <as>as, a <ex>hungry</ex> soil</as>.</def> "The <i>hungry</i> beach."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hunk</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hunk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Hunch</er>.]</ety> <def>A large lump or piece; a hunch; <as>as, a <ex>hunk</ex> of bread</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<-- 2. a sexually attractive, well-built man. -->

<h1>Hunker</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"ker</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Hunkerism</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hun"ker*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Hunks</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hunks</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard.</def>

<blockquote>Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old <b>hunks</b>. <i>Gray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hunt</h1> <Xpage=713>

<hw>Hunt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hunted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hunting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>huntian</ets> to hunt; cf. <ets>hentan</ets> to follow, pursue, Goth. <ets>hin<?/an</ets> (in comp.) to seize. &root;36. Cf. <er>Hent</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; <as>as, to <ex>hunt</ex> a deer</as>.</def>