Verb
1. be hungry; go without food;
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"2. die of food deprivation;
"The political prisoners starved to death""Many famished in the countryside during the drought"3. deprive of food;
"They starved the prisoners"4. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering;
"he is starving her of love""The engine was starved of fuel"