lust for/after something

lust for/after something

she lusted after adventure

Syn:
crave, desire, want, long for, yearn for, dream of, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, ache for

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  • lust for/after — feel lust for someone or something. → lust …   English new terms dictionary

  • lust\ for — • lust for • hanker after v. phr. To physically yearn for; want something very strongly. Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lust for — phrasal verb lust after or lust for [transitive] Word forms lust after : present tense I/you/we/they lust after he/she/it lusts after present participle lusting after past tense lusted after past participle lusted after 1) lust after/for someone… …   English dictionary

  • Lust for Puppets — Infobox Television episode Title = Lust for Puppets Series = Robot Chicken Caption = Mario: You killed my brother! You sons of a bitches! Season = 2 Episode = 18 Airdate = November 5 2006 Production = 38 Writer = Hugh Davidson Jordan Allen Dutton …   Wikipedia

  • lust after something — ˈlust after/for sb/sth derived (often disapproving) to feel an extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for sb/sth Main entry: ↑lustderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • lust for something — ˈlust after/for sb/sth derived (often disapproving) to feel an extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for sb/sth Main entry: ↑lustderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • lust — noun 1) his lust for her Syn: desire, longing, passion, libido, sex drive, sexuality, lechery, lasciviousness; informal horniness; Brit.; informal randiness 2) a lust for power Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lust — ► NOUN 1) strong sexual desire. 2) a passionate desire for something. 3) Theology a sensuous appetite regarded as sinful. ► VERB (usu. lust for/after) ▪ feel lust for someone or something. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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