Starve has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
be hungry; go without food
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
2
die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death"
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
3
deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners"
4
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
5
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
"he is starving her of love"
"The engine was starved of fuel"
6
To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
Example Sentences
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
verb
"The political prisoners starved to death"
verb
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
verb
"They starved the prisoners"
verb
"he is starving her of love"
verb
"The engine was starved of fuel"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)