n. [ OE. thirst, þurst, AS. þurst, þyrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. þorsti, Sw. & Dan. törst, Goth. þaúrstei thirst, þaúrsus dry, withered, þaúrsieþ mik I thirst, gaþaírsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry, tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t&rsdot_;sh to thirst. √54. Cf. Torrid. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst? Ex. xvii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. “Thirst of worldy good.” Fairfax. “The thirst I had of knowledge.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirst

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting. ] [ AS. þyrstan. See Thirst, n. ] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have a vehement desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirst

v. t. To have a thirst for. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirster

n. One who thirsts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstily

adv. In a thirsty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstiness

n. The state of being thirsty; thirst. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstle

n. The throstle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirsty

a. [ Compar. Thirstier superl. Thirstiest. ] [ AS. &unr_;urstig. See Thirst, n. ] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judges iv. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

渴

[渴, kě] thirsty #13055

口渴

[口渴, kǒu kě] thirst #23784

如饥似渴

[如饥似渴 / 如飢似渴, rú jī sì kě] thirsting or hungering for sth #54332

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渇

[かつ, katsu] (n) thirst

渇き

[かわき, kawaki] (n) thirst; (P)

渇く

[かわく, kawaku] (v5k, vi) to be thirsty; (P)

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

[かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず, kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu] (exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies

渇す

[かっす, kassu] (v5s, vi) (See 渇する) to be thirsty; to be dry

渇する

[かっする, kassuru] (vs-s, vi) to be thirsty; to be dry

渇を癒やす

[かつをいやす, katsuwoiyasu] (exp, v5s) to quench one's thirst

渇愛

[かつあい, katsuai] (n) thirst; craving; desire

渇死

[かっし, kasshi] (n, vs) (arch) dying of thirst

渇望

[かつぼう, katsubou] (n, vs) craving; longing; thirsting; (P)