starve

[ stahrv ]

/ stɑrv /

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verb (used without object), starved, starv·ing.

to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.

to be in the process of perishing or suffering severely from hunger.

to suffer from extreme poverty and need.

to feel a strong need or desire: The child was starving for affection.

Chiefly British Dialect. to perish or suffer extremely from cold.

Obsolete. to die.

verb (used with object), starved, starv·ing.

to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.

to subdue, or force to some condition or action, by hunger: to starve a besieged garrison into a surrender.

to cause to suffer for lack of something needed or craved.

Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to perish, or to suffer extremely, from cold.

Origin of starve

First recorded before 1000; Middle English sterven, Old English steorfan “to die”; cognate with German sterben

synonym study for starve

See hungry.

OTHER WORDS FROM starve

half-starved, adjectivehalf-starving, adjectiveself-starved, adjectiveun·starved, adjective

Words nearby starve

start something, startup, star turn, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, Star Wars, starwort, Stary Oskol, stash

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for starve

The sanctions will further starve Huawei of critical semiconductors.
‘A real uphill battle’: Why China will struggle to counter U.S.’s attack on Huawei|Veta Chan|September 10, 2020|Fortune
The troubling issue is Google’s huge share of all online ad revenue, starving all kinds of other publishers and site owners and crushing the news business.
Why we don’t need to break up Google|Aaron Pressman|September 4, 2020|Fortune
Previous actions had already restricted Huawei’s access to semiconductors, but the new order aims to further starve Huawei of chips by eliminating work-arounds that allowed it to buy chips designed by third parties.
This chipmaker was a winner in the U.S. crackdown on Huawei. Now, it’s another victim|Grady McGregor|August 20, 2020|Fortune
Consequently, our sky is not uniformly bright to our eyes, and most of the cosmos is photon-starved compared to our everyday circumstances.
The Universe Has Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Caleb Scharf|August 19, 2020|Nautilus

While researchers try to outdo one another on contrived benchmarks, one in every nine people in the world is starving.
Too many AI researchers think real-world problems are not relevant|Amy Nordrum|August 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Still, the man did starve himself in the name of a same-sex marriage ban and it, unsurprisingly, earned him a lot of backlash.
Utah Man Gives Up Gay Marriage Hunger Strike|Caitlin Dickson|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This can explain why people who starve themselves can only lose minimal amounts of weight.
Eating More Fat Could Save Your Life|Daniela Drake|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For them, it was assimilate or starve, with the constant reality of low-wage labor being undercut by new arrivals.
The Heritage Immigration Study, Ctd.|Justin Green|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No one will starve here (except those inexplicably ignored persons who already are starving).
The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply|Kent Sepkowitz|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman.
Tyra Banks’s Open Letter to Models: ‘Vogue’ to Ban Images of Anorexia|Tyra Banks|May 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Work or starve is a stern choice, particularly if one has never done either.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
There for a while her relatives left her, she must starve or return to them.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-Gould
People who "starve to death" in shorter times do not die of starvation, but of fright.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
Unless you chemists can solve the protium problem, Germany must cut her population swiftly, if we do not starve out altogether.
City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings
Ma, I am not going to starve to death, I am going to eat of the bodies of the dead.
History of the Donner Party|C.F. McGlashan

British Dictionary definitions for starve

starve

/ (stɑːv) /

verb

to die or cause to die from lack of food

to deprive (a person or animal) or (of a person, etc) to be deprived of food

(intr) informal to be very hungry

(foll by of or for) to deprive or be deprived (of something necessary), esp so as to cause suffering or malfunctioningthe engine was starved of fuel

(tr foll by into) to bring (to) a specified condition by starvingto starve someone into submission

archaic to be or cause to be extremely cold

Derived forms of starve

starver, noun

Word Origin for starve

Old English steorfan to die; related to Old Frisian sterva to die, Old High German sterban to die

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for starve

starve

[ stärv ]

v.

To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.

To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death.

单词	starve
释义	starve [ stahrv ] / stɑrv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR starve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), starved, starv·ing. to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment. to be in the process of perishing or suffering severely from hunger. to suffer from extreme poverty and need. to feel a strong need or desire: The child was starving for affection. Chiefly British Dialect. to perish or suffer extremely from cold. Obsolete. to die. verb (used with object), starved, starv·ing. to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food. to subdue, or force to some condition or action, by hunger: to starve a besieged garrison into a surrender. to cause to suffer for lack of something needed or craved. Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to perish, or to suffer extremely, from cold. Origin of starve First recorded before 1000; Middle English sterven, Old English steorfan “to die”; cognate with German sterben synonym study for starve See hungry. OTHER WORDS FROM starve half-starved, adjectivehalf-starving, adjectiveself-starved, adjectiveun·starved, adjective Words nearby starve start something, startup, star turn, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, Star Wars, starwort, Stary Oskol, stash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for starve The sanctions will further starve Huawei of critical semiconductors. ‘A real uphill battle’: Why China will struggle to counter U.S.’s attack on Huawei\|Veta Chan\|September 10, 2020\|Fortune The troubling issue is Google’s huge share of all online ad revenue, starving all kinds of other publishers and site owners and crushing the news business. Why we don’t need to break up Google\|Aaron Pressman\|September 4, 2020\|Fortune Previous actions had already restricted Huawei’s access to semiconductors, but the new order aims to further starve Huawei of chips by eliminating work-arounds that allowed it to buy chips designed by third parties. This chipmaker was a winner in the U.S. crackdown on Huawei. Now, it’s another victim\|Grady McGregor\|August 20, 2020\|Fortune Consequently, our sky is not uniformly bright to our eyes, and most of the cosmos is photon-starved compared to our everyday circumstances. The Universe Has Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make - Issue 89: The Dark Side\|Caleb Scharf\|August 19, 2020\|Nautilus While researchers try to outdo one another on contrived benchmarks, one in every nine people in the world is starving. Too many AI researchers think real-world problems are not relevant\|Amy Nordrum\|August 18, 2020\|MIT Technology Review Still, the man did starve himself in the name of a same-sex marriage ban and it, unsurprisingly, earned him a lot of backlash. Utah Man Gives Up Gay Marriage Hunger Strike\|Caitlin Dickson\|January 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This can explain why people who starve themselves can only lose minimal amounts of weight. Eating More Fat Could Save Your Life\|Daniela Drake\|December 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For them, it was assimilate or starve, with the constant reality of low-wage labor being undercut by new arrivals. The Heritage Immigration Study, Ctd.\|Justin Green\|May 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST No one will starve here (except those inexplicably ignored persons who already are starving). The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply\|Kent Sepkowitz\|October 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman. Tyra Banks’s Open Letter to Models: ‘Vogue’ to Ban Images of Anorexia\|Tyra Banks\|May 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Work or starve is a stern choice, particularly if one has never done either. The Girl From Keller's\|Harold Bindloss There for a while her relatives left her, she must starve or return to them. Curiosities of Olden Times\|S. Baring-Gould People who "starve to death" in shorter times do not die of starvation, but of fright. The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society\|Upton Sinclair Unless you chemists can solve the protium problem, Germany must cut her population swiftly, if we do not starve out altogether. City of Endless Night\|Milo Hastings Ma, I am not going to starve to death, I am going to eat of the bodies of the dead. History of the Donner Party\|C.F. McGlashan British Dictionary definitions for starve starve / (stɑːv) / verb to die or cause to die from lack of food to deprive (a person or animal) or (of a person, etc) to be deprived of food (intr) informal to be very hungry (foll by of or for) to deprive or be deprived (of something necessary), esp so as to cause suffering or malfunctioningthe engine was starved of fuel (tr foll by into) to bring (to) a specified condition by starvingto starve someone into submission archaic to be or cause to be extremely cold Derived forms of starve starver, noun Word Origin for starve Old English steorfan to die; related to Old Frisian sterva to die, Old High German sterban to die Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to starve quit, renounce, refrain, withhold, forgo, cease, shun, pass up, require, call for, demand, abstain, forbear, decline, refuse, spurn, avoid, eschew, stop, fast Medical definitions for starve starve [ stärv ] v. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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starve

verb (used without object), starved, starv·ing.

verb (used with object), starved, starv·ing.

Origin of starve

synonym study for starve

OTHER WORDS FROM starve

Words nearby starve

Example sentences from the Web for starve

British Dictionary definitions for starve

verb

Derived forms of starve

Word Origin for starve

Words related to starve

Medical definitions for starve

v.