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starve

/ˈstɑɚv/

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verb

starves; starved; starving

[no obj] :to suffer or die from lack of food :to suffer extreme hunger

Without food they would starve.

They left him to starve out in the desert.

Those people are starving.

providing food for starving children

The famine caused many to starve to death. [=to die from lack of food]

[+ obj] :to cause (a person or animal) to suffer or die because of lack of food

They tried to starve their enemies into submission.

It was clear that the dog had been starved.

You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.

[no obj] chiefly US :to want or need something very much - usually used as (be) starving for

Those children are starving for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention]

After being alone for so long, I was starving for conversation.

a government program that is starving for funds

[+ obj] :to not give (someone or something) enough of something that is wanted or needed

Those children have been starved of attention. [=they have not been given enough attention]

(chiefly US) Those children are starved for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention] - sometimes used in combination

a cash-starved company

be starving

or be starved

chiefly US informal :to be very hungry

I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.

When are we eating? I'm starved!