Hunger vs. Hanger — What's the Difference?

In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person cannot eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period. In the field of hunger relief, the term hunger is used in a sense that goes beyond the common desire for food that all humans experience.

A person who hangs something

A strong desire or need for food.

A shaped piece of wood, plastic, or metal with a hook at the top, from which clothes may be hung in order to keep them in shape.

The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.

A wood on the side of a steep hill.

A strong desire or craving

One who hangs something

To have a need or desire for food.

A device around which a garment is draped for hanging from a hook or rod.

To have a strong desire or craving.

A loop or strap by which something is hung.

To cause to experience hunger; make hungry.

A bracket on the spring shackle of a motor vehicle, designed to hold it to the chassis.

A need or compelling desire for food.

A decorative strip of cloth hung on a garment or wall.

(by extension) Any strong desire.

A short sword that may be hung from a belt.

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.

To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.

A person who attempts suicide by hanging.

To make hungry; to famish.

That by which a thing is suspended.

An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.

A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.

Any strong eager desire.

A bridle iron.

To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

A clothes hanger.

To have an eager desire; to long.

A short and broad backsword, worn so to hang at the side, especially popular in the 18th century.

To make hungry; to famish.

(UK) A steep, wooded slope.

A physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation

A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.

Strong desire for something (not food or drink);

Synonym of spectacular mark

Feel the need to eat

(climbing) A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner.

Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

(slang) Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.

Be hungry; go without food;

One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.

That by which a thing is suspended.

That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.

A steep, wooded declivity.

A worker who hangs something

Anything from which something can be hung