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| starve [ staarv ] (past and past participle starved, present participle starv·ing, 3rd person present singular starves) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb weaken or die because of hunger: to weaken or die through lack of food, or cause somebody to do this
  The besieged city was starved into submission.
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2. intransitive verb be hungry: to be very hungry
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informal
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I'm starving! What's for dinner?
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3. transitive verb deprive somebody: to deprive somebody or something of something vitally needed
starved for affection
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4. intransitive verb need: to feel deprived of something, or feel a great need or desire for something
starving for a kind word
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| [ Old English steorfan "die" < Germanic, "be stiff"] |
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| starv·er noun |
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