starve

/stˈɑɹv/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. be hungry; go without food
   “Let's eat--I'm starving!”
2. die of food deprivation
   “The political prisoners starved to death”
3. deprive of food
   “They starved the prisoners”
4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
   “he is starving her of love”

Synonyms for starve

• hunger
• famish
• crave
• thirst
• lust

Antonyms of starve

• be full
• feed

Words that rhyme with starve

• carve
• artcarve
• arve
• farve
• harv
• harve
• marv