- starve
- v1. die, perish, starve to death, Archaic. famish.2. go hungry, go without food, fast, suffer from hunger, hunger, be hungry, be famished, crave food, be ravenous, Inf. lick one's chops.3.Usu. starve for want, hunger for, long for, pine for, yearn for, Inf. hanker for, have a yen for; itch for, ache for, be hurting for, be dying for, burn for, die for; covet, crave, thirst for or after, lust after, pant after, Sl. have the hots for, desire, gasp after.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.