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starve

/st/A/rv/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. be hungry; go without food

    verb.consumption

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. die of food deprivation

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    The political prisoners starved to death.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. deprive of food

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    They starved the prisoners.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

    verb.consumption

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    The engine was starved of fuel.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. To die; to perish.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To destroy with cold.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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