starve in Hindi हिन्दी
starve in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
starve in Kashmiri कॉशुर
starve in Marathi मराठी
starve in Telugu తెలుగు
starve in English
- starve⇄expr. starve down (or out), to force or subdue from lack of food.
Ex. After a siege of many weeks the garrison of the castle was starved out. - starve⇄expr. starve for, to suffer from the lack of (something); have a strong desire or craving for (a thing).
Ex. The lonely child starves for affection. - starve⇄noun starver.
- starve⇄starve, verb, starved,starving.
- starve⇄v.i. 1. to die because of hunger; perish from lack or insufficiency of food.
2. to suffer because of hunger; famish.
Ex. Let not poor Nellie [Nell Gwyn] starve (Charles II of England).
3. (Informal.) to feel very hungry.
4. to - starve⇄v.t. 1. to weaken or kill with hunger.
Ex. That cruel man half starves his horses.
2. to force or subdue by lack of food.
Ex. The enemy starved the men in the fort into surrendering.
3. (Figurative.) to weaken or destroy through