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starve

/stɑrv/

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verb
die of food deprivation
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"The political prisoners starved to death"

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famish

type of:
give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire
verb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
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crave hunger lust thirst

type of:
desire want
verb
be hungry; go without food
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famish hunger

Opposite:

be full

type of:
hurt suffer
verb
deprive of food
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"They starved the prisoners"

Similar:

famish

Opposite:

feed

type of:
deprive
verb
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
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"The engine was starved of fuel"

type of:
deprive

Examples of starve

"The political prisoners starved to death"
"They starved the prisoners"
"The engine was starved of fuel"