1. to suffer or die from lack of food
2. to cause someone or something to suffer or die from lack of food
3. to be very hungry
Usage: informal

Examples

• Many people starved during the famine.
• The prisoners were deliberately starved by their captors.
• I’m starving! When is dinner ready?
• The plants will starve without proper nutrients.
• The budget cuts starved the program of necessary funding.
• Without water, the crops began to starve and wither.