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LUST AFTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lust after mean? 

LUST AFTER (verb)
  The verb LUST AFTER has 1 sense:

1. have a strong sexual desire forplay

  Familiarity information: LUST AFTER used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LUST AFTER (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Have a strong sexual desire for

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

lech after; lust after

Context example:

he is lusting after his secretary

Hypernyms (to "lust after" is one way to...):

desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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