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Verb
S:
(v)
starve
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hunger
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famish
(be hungry; go without food)
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
S:
(v)
starve
,
famish
(die of food deprivation)
"The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
S:
(v)
starve
,
famish
(deprive of food)
"They starved the prisoners"
S:
(v)
crave
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hunger
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thirst
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starve
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lust
(have a craving, appetite, or great desire for)
S:
(v)
starve
(deprive of a necessity and cause suffering)
"he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"