thirst
The feeling that you need to drink water.
A physical feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat, caused by a need for fluids.
A very strong want for something that is not food or drink.
A strong desire or craving for something, especially something non-physical like knowledge, power, or adventure.
To feel that you need to drink water.
To experience the physical need or desire to drink fluids.
- Base: thirst
- Plural: thirst, thirsts
- Base: thirst
- 3rd Person Singular: thirsts
- Present Participle: thirsting
- Past: thirsted
die of thirst
1Die from no water
To die because you have no water to drink.
- Without rain, animals may die of thirst.
- The lost sailors feared they would die of thirst.
quench one's thirst
1Drink until not thirsty
To drink enough so you are not thirsty anymore.
- He drank lemonade to quench his thirst.
- A cool glass of water will quench your thirst quickly.
thirst after/for [something]
1Strongly want something abstract
To really want something, usually not food or drink.
- They thirsted after fame and fortune.
- He thirsts for revenge against his enemies.
thirst for knowledge
1Strong desire to learn
A very strong want to learn new things.
- Her thirst for knowledge led her to study day and night.
- Teachers should encourage students’ natural thirst for knowledge.
thirst trap
1sexy post to get attention
A photo or social media post that is made to look very attractive in order to get a lot of sexual or romantic attention from other people.
- He posted a shirtless thirst trap on Instagram after his workout.
- She joked that her beach selfie was just a thirst trap.
thirst trap
2Post made to get attention online
A photo or message shared online to make people notice you in a sexual way.
- She posted a selfie as a thirst trap.
- That shirtless photo was clearly a thirst trap.