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Meaning of starve

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

starve

Pronunciation:/stɑːv//stɑɹv/

verb

Definitions

  1. To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

  2. To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

  3. To be very hungry.

    Example: Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?

  4. To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.