Starve

Word STARVE
Character 6
Hyphenation starve
Pronunciations /stɑːv/

Definitions and meanings of "Starve"

What do we mean by starve?

To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. intransitive verb

To be hungry. intransitive verb

To suffer from deprivation. intransitive verb

To suffer or die from cold. intransitive verb

To cause to starve. intransitive verb

To force to a specified state by starving. intransitive verb

To die; perish.

Specifically To perish from lack of food or nourishment; die of hunger; also, to suffer from lack of food; pine with hunger; famish; suffer extreme poverty.

To perish with cold; die from cold or exposure; suffer from cold.

To suffer for lack of anything that is needed or much desired; suffer mental or spiritual want; pine.

To cause to perish with hunger; afflict or distress with hunger; famish; hence, to kill, subdue, or bring to terms by withholding food or by the cutting off of supplies: as, to starve a garrison into surrender.

To cause to perish with cold; distress or affect severely with cold; benumb utterly; chill.

To cause to perish through lack of any kind; deprive of life, vigor, or force through want; exhaust; stunt.

To die; to perish. intransitive verb

To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent. intransitive verb

To perish or die with cold. intransitive verb

To destroy with cold. transitive verb

To kill with hunger. transitive verb

To distress or subdue by famine. transitive verb

To destroy by want of any kind. transitive verb

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

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

To be very hungry.

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

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

(especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.

Term used by FOBs to describe hunger. Urban Dictionary

1) When you get really hungry and your stomach hurts and all you can think about is food. good food. and you repeatedly say youre hungry and wanna look at pictures of food and eat it and then be really happy after. 2) Not getting enough food. Urban Dictionary

The act of being stoned/high off marijuana. Slang to be secretive. Urban Dictionary

The word used by people who haven't experienced real hunger or starvation. Urban Dictionary

The way One feels every time they're at work Urban Dictionary

When you have nothing to eat and you feel like dying bc you want food so much but the fridge is so fucking far from your room or you do not want to spend money, so you sit there waiting for someone to give you food. Urban Dictionary

Really Horny Urban Dictionary

Another way of saying "thirsty"... as in really thirsty Urban Dictionary

How hungry a person is Urban Dictionary

A human being who is very hungry and hasnt eaten for a long period of time.The human is seeking to go in the kitchen and look in the pantry... Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Starve

The word "starve" in example sentences

Regime change against dictators who let their people starve is now considered to be unacceptable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today's "debt crisis" is the culmination of the long-term "starve the beast" strategy from an organized corporate-conservative movement. ❋ Dave Johnson (2011)

Seeing children starve is terrible, I guess we all saw those images of the starving kids in Africa. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seeing children starve is terrible, I guess we all saw those images f the starving kids in Africa. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you want to see your people starve, that is your own business. ❋ Unknown (1883)

What, have you no compunctions at that word starve? no bitter, dreadful recollections? ❋ Martin Farquhar Tupper (1849)

The change is from emphasizing balanced budgets - or at least lower deficits - to what tax-cutting conservatives have called "starve the beast," that is, cut taxes and force government to shrink. ❋ By JACKIE CALMES (2011)

And the next time you run out of dog food and couldn't possibly be moved to drive to the market or "starve" your dog? ❋ Unknown (2011)

Xylitol is a natural sweetener that is considered "tooth friendly" by dental professionals, as it can actually "starve" the negative micro-organisms that damage teeth, allowing the teeth to re-mineralize faster. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, if you continue to ignore and "starve" the monster, gradually it will fade away. ❋ Lisa Firestone (2010)

In it, he critiqued the conservative idea that cutting taxes would "starve" the government of revenue, and thus force it to reduce spending. ❋ Unknown (2010)

UNITED NATIONS — Forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast were trying to "starve" U.N. peacekeepers into "submission" by blocking their supplies at border crossings, as the West African nation slid into a "real risk of a return to civil war," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. ❋ Joe Lauria (2010)

Since then, interventional radiologists in the United States have expanded their use of UFE (typically a one - to three-hour procedure), using injectable pellets that shrink and "starve" fibroids into submission. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

I don't really agree that we would "starve" ourselves. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The subtext of the criticism of the McCain tax plan is that it would somehow "starve" the government of revenue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Top executives say they remain committed to projects they believe hold long-term potential, but are prepared to "starve" lesser ones. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Neopets also another one ... i only play when i FREE if not ... my characters 'starve' till i return ... ❋ Overthefence (2004)

Danny Sullivan, editor of searchengineland.com, told me that any crackdown by Google could "starve" ❋ Unknown (2011)

My is a [FOB], therfore she [says] "I'm starve" when she really means to say "I'm [starving]". ❋ Racksonracksmyfob (2012)

I'M SO HUNGRY!! [I WANT FOOD]. *LOOKS UP [DEFINTION] OF HUNGRY* UGH! I'M STARVING! [Malnourished] children are starving in impoverished countries. FAIL! ❋ Wewantfoodfdotcom (2009)

Sara: Dude, I finished that whole blunt [on my own]! Jackie: You're [so Starved]!! Jackie: Did you smoke yet? Sara: You can't tell how [Starved] I am!? ❋ JayNJ07 (2008)

"[Aw man], I am so [starving]! I haven't eaten [in like] 5 hours!" ❋ MYNAMEISKRISTEN (2014)

"[Dude], [lets go to Taco Bell]" ❋ HaX^ (2005)

I'm starving. YOU. [FEED ME]. NOOOOOOW *[sobs]* ❋ Lolitaforever21 (2015)

[Boo], [you got me] [starving] over here! ❋ JV90005 (2009)

[Katie]: AHHAHA look at that hoe trying to get some XD [Eilyn]: Damn she looks [thirsty]... so damn thirsty.. Katie: For real, that bitch is Starving !! ❋ KatieBro. (2014)

my starveness [level] is [through the roof] !!! ❋ Woahhvicky (2017)

"[Danm] dude I'm [STARVING]" "I'm so [hungry] can we eat?" ❋ MintzM (2017)

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