Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - hungry

~ adj 1 wanting to eat something  (There's tons of food - I hope you're all hungry! | get hungry)  (If you get hungry between meals, have a piece of fruit.) 2 ill or weak as a result of not having enough to eat for a long time  (We can't justify wasting food when half the world is hungry.) 3 the hungry people who do not have enough food to eat 4 go hungry to not have enough to eat  (Thousands of families go hungry every day in this country.) 5 be hungry for to want or need something very much  (young people hungry for excitement and adventure) 6 power-hungry/news-hungry etc wanting power, news etc very much