Eager

a.	1.	Sharp; sour; acid.
	2.	Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
	3.	Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase. And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. - Shak. How eagerly ye follow my disgraces! - Shak. When to her eager lips is brought Her infant's thrilling kiss. - Keble. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys. - Hawthorne. Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. - Shak.
	4.	Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. - Locke.
n.	1.	Same as Eagre.

Noun	1.	eager - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) Synonyms: aegir, eagre, tidal bore, bore
Adj.	1.	eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" Antonyms: uneager - lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"
	2.	eager - marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" Synonyms: zealous, avid, great

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