(intransitive, obsolete) To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away. / (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating. / (intransitive) To be very hungry.

Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished. / (by extension) Deprived of nourishment or of something vital. / (colloquial, hyperbolic, emphatic) Extremely hungry.

simple past tense and past participle of starve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of starve

present participle of starve

starvation

plural of starving

undersexed, sexually unsatisfied.

Alternative form of starve-acre

A type of crowfoot Ranunculus arvensis, known for growing on impoverished soil.