starve starve /ˈstɑːrv/

verb

1. () Be hungry; go without food  ( famish , hunger , starve )
   be hungry; go without food
    Let's eat--I'm starving!
   Let's eat--I'm starving!
   
2. () Die of food deprivation  ( famish , starve )
   die of food deprivation
    The political prisoners starved to death
   The political prisoners starved to death
    Many famished in the countryside during the drought
   Many famished in the countryside during the drought
   
3. () Deprive of food  ( famish , starve )
   deprive of food
    They starved the prisoners
   They starved the prisoners
   
4. Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering  ( starve )
   deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
    He is starving her of love
   he is starving her of love
    The engine was starved of fuel
   The engine was starved of fuel
   
5. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for  ( hunger , lust , starve , crave , thirst )
   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for