Hung abbreviation Hungarian; Hungary
Hun·gar·i·an noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Hungary
2 : the language of the Hungarians
— Hungarian adjective
1hunger noun 1 : a craving or urgent need for food
2 : a strong desire
Synonyms
appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, itch, longing, lust, passion, thirst, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE
appetite, ardor, avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, impatience, keenness, thirst—more at EAGERNESS
2hunger verb 1 : to feel or suffer hunger
2 : to have an eager desire
Synonyms
ache, die, hanker, itch, long, pant, pine, sigh, thirst, yearn
usually hunger for ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, thirst, want, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE
hung·over adjective : having a hangover
hun·gry adjective 1 : feeling hunger
2 : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest
— hun·gri·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] empty, famished; also rapacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish; malnourished, undernourished, underfed; gluttonous, gormandizing, greedy, hoggish, insatiable, piggish
Antonyms
full, satisfied
[2] agog, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, eager, enthusiastic, gung ho, hot, keen, nuts, raring, solicitous, thirsty, voracious—more at EAGER
hung up adjective 1 : DELAYED
2 : ENTHUSIASTIC; also : PREOCCUPIED
3 : anxiously nervous
hunk noun 1 : a large piece
2 : an attractive well-built man
— hunky adjective
Synonyms
blob, chunk, clod, clump, glob, gob, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP
hun·ker verb 1 : CROUCH, SQUAT — usu. used with down
2 : to settle in for a sustained period — used with down
hun·ky–do·ry adjective : quite satisfactory : FINE
1hunt verb 1 : to pursue for food or in sport; also : to take part in a hunt
2 : to try to find : SEEK
3 : to drive or chase esp. by harrying
4 : to traverse or go over in search of prey or quarry
5 : to find, uncover, or obtain after diligent search — used with through, up, or down
— hunt·er noun
Synonyms
[2] cast about, forage, pursue, quest, search, seek—more at SEEK
usually hunt through [5] dig, dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour, search—more at SEARCH
usually hunt down or hunt up [5] ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hit, learn, locate, run down, scout, track—more at FIND
2hunt noun : an act, practice, or instance of hunting
Hun·ting·ton's disease noun : a chorea that usu. begins in middle age and leads to dementia
hunt·ress noun : a woman who hunts game
hunts·man noun 1 : HUNTER
2 : a person who manages a hunt and looks after the hounds
hur·dle noun 1 : a barrier to leap over in a race
2 : something that impedes progress or achievement : OBSTACLE
— hurdle verb
— hur·dler noun
hur·dy–gur·dy noun, plural -gur·dies : a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by turning a crank
hurl verb 1 : to move or cause to move vigorously
2 : to throw down with violence
3 a : to throw forcefully : FLING
b : to throw (a baseball) to a batter : PITCH
— hurl noun
— hurl·er noun
Synonyms
cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurtle, launch, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss—more at THROW
hur·ly–bur·ly noun : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : UPROAR
Hu·ron noun, plural Hurons or Huron : a member of a confederacy of American Indian