Lust | Mean of lust in English Dictionary

/ˈlʌst/

• Noun
• a strong feeling of sexual desire
1. He was consumed by lust.
2. He was motivated more by lust than love. [=more by the desire for sex than by affection]
3. satisfying their lusts
• a strong desire for something
1. a lust [=craving, desire] for money/adventure
2. He was driven by a lust for power.
3. a lust for life [=a strong desire to live a full and rich life]
4. Lust for chocolate drew her into the candy store.
• Verb
• to have a strong sexual desire for someone
1. He lusted after the prettiest girl in the school.
2. He had lusted for her for years.

• to have a strong desire for something
1. She's been lusting after [=craving] that job for many months.
2. investors lusting for profits
3. a general who lusted to command