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starve

/ starve /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death"
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
Type of:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners"
Opposites:
feed give
Type of:
deprive
Derived:
starvation starving
Causes:
hunger famish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
"he is starving her of love"
"The engine was starved of fuel"
Type of:
deprive
Verb group:
famish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
be hungry; go without food
"Let''s eat--I''m starving!"
Opposites:
be full
Type of:
suffer hurt
Derived:
hunger hungriness starvation famishment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Type of:
desire want
Derived:
lecherousness lust lustfulness luxuria hunger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
48%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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die decease perish deprive feed give suffer hurt be full desire want