Definition of Starve

Verb: starve staa(r)v

Be hungry; go without food
"Let's eat--I'm starving!";
- hunger, famish
Die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death";
- famish
Deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners";
- famish
Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- crave, hunger, thirst, lust
Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
"he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"