Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Shak.
3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. "The
hungry beach." Shak.
Hunk (?), n. [Cf. Hunch.] A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of
bread. [Colloq.]
Hun"ker (?), n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative
section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to
progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Hun"ker*ism (?), n. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress.
[Political Cant, U.S.]
Hunks (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a
niggard.
Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an
old hunks.
Gray.
Hunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunting.] [AS.
huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to follow, pursue, Goth. hin&?;an (in
comp.) to seize. √36. Cf. Hent.] 1. To search for or follow
after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of
catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise;
as, to hunt a deer.
Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.
Tennyson.
2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often
with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence.
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Ps. cxl. 11.
3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to hunt down
a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.