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to starve for

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  • starve for — crave for , yearn for …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Starve — (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved} (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in the sense of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • starve — 01. Many people in North Korea [starved] to death during the famine there. 02. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it [starves] to death. 03. Apparently, if an insect chews on gum, its jaws will stick together, and it will… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • starve — [c]/stav / (say stahv) verb (starved, starving) –verb (i) 1. to die or perish from hunger. 2. to be in process of perishing, or to suffer severely, from hunger. 3. Colloquial to be hungry. 4. to suffer from extreme poverty and need. 5. Obsolete… …  

  • starve — v 1. die, perish, starve to death, Archaic. famish. 2. go hungry, go without food, fast, suffer from hunger, hunger, be hungry, be famished, crave food, be ravenous, Inf. lick one s chops. 3.Usu. starve for want, hunger for, long for, pine for,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 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 — Starve, v. t. 1. To destroy with cold. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice Their soft ethereal warmth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • starve — [stärv] vi. starved, starving [ME sterven < OE steorfan, to die, perish, akin to Ger sterben: see START] 1. a) to die from lack of food b) to suffer or become weak from hunger c) Informal to be ravenously hungry …   English World dictionary

  • Starve Hollow Lake State Recreation Area — is a 300 acre outdoor recreation area and wildlife habitat in Jackson County, Indiana. The lake covers 145 acres, and is surrounded by the nearly 18,000 acre Jackson Washington State Forest. [Indiana Department of Natural Resources] The lake is… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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