1. starve - verb
· be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
Antonym(s): be_full
2. starve - verb
· die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
Synonym(s): famish
Hypernym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it
3. starve - verb
· deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
Synonym(s): famish
Hypernym(s): deprive
Antonym(s): feed
4. starve - verb
· have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Synonym(s): crave, hunger, thirst, lust
5. starve - verb
· deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
Hypernym(s): deprive
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