self-control vs thirst

self-control

noun
  • The ability to control one's desires and impulses; willpower. 

verb
  • To control oneself or itself. 

thirst

noun
  • A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing. 

  • Sexual lust. 

  • A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane. 

  • The condition producing the sensation of thirst. 

verb
  • To be thirsty. 

  • To desire vehemently. 

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