Definitions for starving
Overview of noun starving
The noun starving has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. starvation, starving
(the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care")
Overview of verb starve
The verb starve has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) starve, hunger, famish
(be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat
2. (3) starve, famish
(die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought")
3. (1) starve, famish
(deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners")
4. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
(have a craving, appetite, or great desire for)
5. starve
(deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel")
Overview of adj starving
The adj starving has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) starved, starving
(suffering from lack of food)
