starve meaning

starve as a verb

1. be hungry; go without food
   • Let's eat--I'm starving!

   Synonyms: hunger, famish

   Opposite: be full

   Type of: suffer

   Related forms: starvation

2. die of food deprivation
   • The political prisoners starved to death
   • Many famished in the countryside during the drought

   Synonyms: famish

   Type of: die

3. deprive of food
   • They starved the prisoners

   Synonyms: famish

   Opposite: feed

   Type of: deprive

   Related forms: starvation, starving

4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms: crave, hunger, thirst, lust

   Type of: desire

5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
   • he is starving her of love
   • The engine was starved of fuel

   Type of: deprive

How to pronounce starve

starve is pronounced /stɑːv/ in British English and /stɑrv/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with starve

• carve