حوج

5 تحوّج أحوج تحوج He sought an object of want, or what he wanted; (K;) or one object of want after another. (TA.) And خَرَجَ يَتَحَوَّجُ He went forth seeking, or seeking leisurely, or time after time, what he wanted, of the means of his subsistence. (A, TA.) And تحوّج اـِلَى الشَّىْءِ He wanted the thing, and desired it. (L, TA.)