nnoun.actthe act of depriving of food or subjecting to famineSynset:starvation
Examples:- the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
- they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
Derivationally Related Form:starve
Hypernyms:deprivation privation
Inherited Hypernyms:starvationprivationsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:starvationprivationsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.consumptionbe hungry; go without foodSynset:famish hunger starve
Antonyms:be full
Derivationally Related Form:starvationhunger
Hypernyms:hurt suffer
Inherited Hypernyms:starvesufferbe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.consumptiondie of food deprivationSynset:famish starve
Examples:- The political prisoners starved to death
- Many famished in the countryside during the drought
Hypernyms:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it
Inherited Hypernyms:starvediechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.consumptiondeprive of foodSynset:famish starve
Examples:- They starved the prisoners
Antonyms:feed
Derivationally Related Form:starvingstarvation
Hypernyms:deprive
Inherited Hypernyms:starvedeprivewithholddenykeephave
Causes:famish hunger starve
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.consumptionhave a craving, appetite, or great desire forSynset:crave hunger lust starve thirst
Derivationally Related Form:thirstlusthungercraving
Hypernyms:desire want
Inherited Hypernyms:cravedesire
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: crave) | They --- more bread (apply to: crave)
vverb.consumptiondeprive of a necessity and cause sufferingExamples:- he is starving her of love
- The engine was starved of fuel
Hypernyms:deprive
Inherited Hypernyms:starvedeprivewithholddenykeephave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allsuffering from lack of foodSynset:starved
Antonyms:nourished
Inherited Hypernyms:starved
Similar to:malnourished