starve

Verb

Meaning

To die; to perish.

To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.

To perish or die with cold.

To destroy with cold.

To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.

To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.

To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.

To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hunger lust thirst crave famish tighten belt lack reduce dead want FAST kill diet famine starvation
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Antonyms

feed be full body give gnaw achieve
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Hypernyms

pass want die desire suffer exit

Phrases with the word

starve oneself starve to death starve out starve-gutted starve the bardies starve the beast

Derivatives

starved starving

Anagrams

Staver versta tsarev

Examples

The political prisoners starved to death Source: Internet

Many famished in the countryside during the drought Source: Internet

They starved the prisoners Source: Internet

Let's eat--I'm starving! Source: Internet

he is starving her of love Source: Internet

The engine was starved of fuel Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

starvation marrow starvation wage starvational starve acre starve oneself starve out