Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  starve 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  starve 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  starve 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  starve 
 
  4  senses  of  starve 
 
  Sense  1 
  starve,  hunger,  famish 
  =>  suffer,  hurt 
 
  Sense  2 
  starve,  famish 
  =>  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
 
  Sense  3 
  starve,  famish 
  =>  deprive 
 
  Sense  4 
  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust 
  =>  desire,  want 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  starve 
 
  starve  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  starve 
 
  Sense  1 
  starve,  hunger,  famish 
  =>  suffer,  hurt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  starve,  famish 
  =>  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  starve,  famish 
  =>  deprive 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust 
  =>  desire,  want 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  starved 
  starved  aster 
 
  Overview  of  verb  starve 
 
  The  verb  starve  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  starve,  hunger,  famish  --  (be  hungry;  go  without  food;  "Let's  eat--I'm  starving!") 
  2.  (3)  starve,  famish  --  (die  of  food  deprivation;  "The  political  prisoners  starved  to  death";  "Many  famished  in  the  countryside  during  the  drought") 
  3.  (1)  starve,  famish  --  (deprive  of  food;  "They  starved  the  prisoners") 
  4.  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust  --  (have  a  craving,  appetite,  or  great  desire  for) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  starved 
 
  The  adj  starved  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  starved,  starving  --  (suffering  from  lack  of  food) 
  2.  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient  --  (extremely  hungry;  "they  were  tired  and  famished  for  food  and  sleep";  "a  ravenous  boy";  "the  family  was  starved  and  ragged";  "fell  into  the  esurient  embrance  of  a  predatory  enemy") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  starved 
 
  2  senses  of  starved 
 
  Sense  1 
  starved,  starving 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  malnourished)  ->  nourished 
 
  Sense  2 
  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hungry)  ->  thirsty 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  starved 
 
  2  senses  of  starved 
 
  Sense  1 
  starved,  starving 
  =>  malnourished  (vs.  nourished) 
 
  Sense  2 
  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient 
  =>  hungry  (vs.  thirsty) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  starved 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  starved 
 
  starved  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  starved 
  sex-starved 
  starved 
 
  Overview  of  verb  starve 
 
  The  verb  starve  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  starve,  hunger,  famish  --  (be  hungry;  go  without  food;  "Let's  eat--I'm  starving!") 
  2.  (3)  starve,  famish  --  (die  of  food  deprivation;  "The  political  prisoners  starved  to  death";  "Many  famished  in  the  countryside  during  the  drought") 
  3.  (1)  starve,  famish  --  (deprive  of  food;  "They  starved  the  prisoners") 
  4.  crave,  hunger,  thirst,  starve,  lust  --  (have  a  craving,  appetite,  or  great  desire  for) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  starved 
 
  The  adj  starved  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  starved,  starving  --  (suffering  from  lack  of  food) 
  2.  famished,  ravenous,  sharp-set,  starved,  esurient  --  (extremely  hungry;  "they  were  tired  and  famished  for  food  and  sleep";  "a  ravenous  boy";  "the  family  was  starved  and  ragged";  "fell  into  the  esurient  embrance  of  a  predatory  enemy") 

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