Starve (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Crave
• Thirst
• Hunger
• Lust

Hypernyms

• Want
• Desire

Meaning ²

Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Meaning ³

Die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Famish

Hypernyms

• Pop Off
• Croak
• Pass
• Expire
• Decease
• Cash In One's Chips
• Perish
• Conk
• Choke
• Buy The Farm
• Exit
• Drop Dead
• Pass Away
• Go
• Give-up The Ghost
• Kick The Bucket
• Snuff It

Meaning ⁴

Be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Hunger
• Famish

Antonyms

• Be Full

Hypernyms

• Hurt

Related Words

• Starvation (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Famish

Antonyms

• Feed

Related Words

• Starving (noun)
• Starvation (noun)