Starve (Verb)
Meaning 1
Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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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.
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Meaning 4
Be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 5
Deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.