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Meaning of word starve from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

starve   verb

Meaning : Be hungry. Go without food.

Example : Let's eat--I'm starving!.

Synonyms : famish, hunger

Be sated, have enough to eat.

I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please.
be full

Meaning : Die of food deprivation.

Example : The political prisoners starved to death.
Many famished in the countryside during the drought.

Synonyms : famish

Meaning : Deprive of food.

Example : They starved the prisoners.

Synonyms : famish

Give food to.

Feed the starving children in India.
Don't give the child this tough meat.
feed, give

Meaning : Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

Synonyms : crave, hunger, lust, thirst

Meaning : Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering.

Example : He is starving her of love.
The engine was starved of fuel.