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    starve
    /stɑːv/

    verb

    • 1. suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger: "she left her animals to starve"
    • 2. be freezing cold: archaic, dialect "pull down that window for we are perfectly starving here"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTARVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STARVE definition: 1. to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat: 2. to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › starveStarve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of starve, a verb that means to suffer or die from lack of food or other essentials. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related phrases of starve.

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    verb (used with object) , starved, starv·ing. to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food. to subdue, or force to some condition or action, by hunger: to starve a besieged garrison into a surrender. to cause to suffer for lack of something needed or craved.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTARVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of starve, a verb that describes the condition of being very weak or dying from lack of food. See how to use starve in different contexts, such as business, news and academic English.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTARVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of starve, a verb that describes the condition of being very hungry or causing someone to be very hungry. Find translations of starve in different languages and examples of how to use it in sentences.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › starveStarve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb starve means suffering or death caused by a lack of food, though people also use it as a dramatic way to say they are hungry, as in, "If we don't start cooking dinner now, I think I'll starve ." The word starve has origins in the Old English word steorfan, meaning “to die.”

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTARVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of starve, a verb that means to die or suffer from lack of food or something else. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of starve in British and American English.