<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>intense sexual desire or appetite.</li><li>uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.</li><li>a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed by for): a lust for power.</li><li>ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life.</li><li>Obsolete: pleasure or delight.</li><li>desire; inclination; wish.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to have intense sexual desire.</li><li>to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after).</li><li>Synonyms: yearn, covet, hunger, crave.</li></ul>