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starves |
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 -------------- 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 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)
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