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to be starved of sth

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  • -starved — starve UK US /stɑːv/ verb [T, often passive] ► if a company, etc. is starved of something necessary or good, it does not receive enough of it: starve sth of sth »His predecessor in the job had starved the business of capital investment. be… …   Financial and business terms

  • (be) starved — be ˈstarving (for sth) idiom (also be ˈstarved especially in NAmE) (informal) to feel very hungry • When s the food coming? I m starving! …   Useful english dictionary

  • starve — verb (I, T) 1 to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat, or to make someone else do this: Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the stricken city. | starve sth: The dog looked like it had been starved. | starve to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • starve — UK US /stɑːv/ verb [T, often passive] ► if a company, etc. is starved of something necessary or good, it does not receive enough of it: starve sth of sth »His predecessor in the job had starved the business of capital investment. be starved… …   Financial and business terms

  • starve — S3 [sta:v US sta:rv] v [: Old English; Origin: steorfan to die ] 1.) to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat ▪ Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the city. ▪ pictures of starving children ▪ They ll either die… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • starve somebody of something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources …   Useful english dictionary

  • starve something of something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources …   Useful english dictionary

  • starve somebody for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources …   Useful english dictionary

  • starve something for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources …   Useful english dictionary

  • half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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