Starve
21starve — verb (starved; starving) Etymology: Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen more at stare Date: 15th century intransitive verb …
22starve — 1. To suffer from lack of food. 2. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death. 3. Formerly, to die of cold. [A.S. steorfan, to die] * * * starve stärv vb, starved; starv·ing vi 1) to perish from lack of food …
23starve of — phr verb Starve of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑oxygen …
24starve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunger, famish, fast; pine; pinch, scrimp, deny. See parsimony, poverty. Ant., feed. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weak or die from hunger] Syn. famish, crave, perish; see die 1 , weaken 1 . 2. [To …
25starve — verb 1》 suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger. ↘(starve someone out or into) force someone out of (a place) or into (a specified state) by starving them. ↘(usu. be starved of or US for) deprive of. ↘(be starving or… …
26starve — I. v. n. 1. Famish, perish (with hunger). 2. Lack, want, be in need. II. v. a. 1. Kill with hunger, starve to death. 2. Subdue by famine …
27starve — [[t]stɑrv[/t]] v. starved, starv•ing 1) pat to weaken, waste, or die from lack of food 2) pat cvb to be extremely hungry: When do we eat? I m starving[/ex] 3) to feel a strong need or desire: a child starving for affection[/ex] 4) brit. Chiefly… …
28starve — see feed a cold and starve a fever while the grass grows, the steed starves …
29starve out — ˌstarve ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they starve out he/she/it starves out present participle starving out past tense …
30Starve Hollow Lake State Recreation Area — is a 300 acre outdoor recreation area and wildlife habitat in Jackson County, Indiana. The lake covers 145 acres, and is surrounded by the nearly 18,000 acre Jackson Washington State Forest. [Indiana Department of Natural Resources] The lake is… …
