Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LUST, v.i. [Sax. lustan; G. lüsten; D. lusten; Sw. lysta; Dan. lyster.]

1. To desire eagerly; to long; with after. Thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. – Deut. xii.
2. To have carnal desire; to desire eagerly the gratification of carnal appetite. Lust not after her beauty in thy heart. – Prov. vi. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. – Matth. v.
3. To have irregular or inordinate desires. The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. – James iv. Lust not after evil things as they also lusted. – 1 Cor. x.
4. To list; to like.