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starve > 5 senses
VERB	1	starve, hunger, famish	Be hungry
	2	starve, famish	Die of food deprivation
	3	starve, famish	Deprive of food
	4	starve, crave, hunger, thirst, lust	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
	5	starve	Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

starve > pronunciation
Sounds	staa'rv
Rhymes	carve

starve > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	Be hungry. Go without food.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	hunger, famish
Contrary	be full
Caused by	starve, famish
Broader	suffer, hurt
Nouns	starvation

starve > verb 2, consumption
Meaning	Die of food deprivation.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"The political prisoners starved to death"
Synonyms	famish
Broader	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

starve > verb 3, consumption
Meaning	Deprive of food.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"They starved the prisoners"
Synonyms	famish
Contrary	feed, give
Similar to	starve
Cause to	starve, hunger, famish
Broader	deprive
Nouns	starvation, starving

starve > verb 4, consumption
Meaning	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	crave, hunger, thirst, lust
Broader	desire, want

starve > verb 5, consumption
Meaning	Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The engine was starved of fuel"
Similar to	starve, famish
Broader	deprive

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