Starve
verb
To suffer or die from lack of food.
If we don't find some food soon, we'll starve.
Often appears as...
- starve to death
- starve for food
verb
To make someone suffer or die from lack of food.
The cruel ruler starved his prisoners until they were too weak to fight.
Often appears as...
- starve them of food
- starve them to death
verb
To deprive of sustenance or vital elements.
The plant is completely starved of sunlight.
Often appears as...
- starve of resources
- starve of sunlight
verb
To crave or have a strong desire for something.
She is starving for affection.
Often appears as...
- starving for attention
- starving for love
verb
To suffer or die from lack of food.
If we don't find some food soon, we'll starve.
Often appears as...
- starve to death
- starve for food
verb
To make someone suffer or die from lack of food.
The cruel ruler starved his prisoners until they were too weak to fight.
Often appears as...
- starve them of food
- starve them to death
verb
To deprive of sustenance or vital elements.
The plant is completely starved of sunlight.
Often appears as...
- starve of resources
- starve of sunlight
verb
To crave or have a strong desire for something.
She is starving for affection.
Often appears as...
- starving for attention
- starving for love
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Pro Tip 1/2Severity of Starve
Indicates extreme suffering or a life-threatening situation due to lack of food.
During the famine, many people starved.
Pro Tip 2/2Literally or Figuratively
Can be used literally for real hunger or figuratively to express a great need for something.
I'm starving for some good news.
Pro Tip 1/2Severity of Starve
Indicates extreme suffering or a life-threatening situation due to lack of food.
During the famine, many people starved.
Pro Tip 2/2Literally or Figuratively
Can be used literally for real hunger or figuratively to express a great need for something.
I'm starving for some good news.
Pro Tip 1/2Severity of Starve
Indicates extreme suffering or a life-threatening situation due to lack of food.
During the famine, many people starved.
Pro Tip 2/2Literally or Figuratively
Can be used literally for real hunger or figuratively to express a great need for something.
I'm starving for some good news.
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The surprising reason...
The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood, and since iron is essential for bacterial survival, that effectively starves them.
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Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
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The poet who painted...
were home to every kind of starving artist. It was all they could afford. These painters, writers, and intellectuals, united in their artistic passion and counterculture beliefs, made up France's bohemian subculture. And their works of art, literature, and intellect would shake up the world.
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Who was Confucius? -...
when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned, and his life was threatened at several points. But he was not bitter.
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
at achieving something called African authenticity. In fact, I did not know what African authenticity was. The professor told me that my characters were too much like him, an educated and middle-class man. My characters drove cars. They were not starving.
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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When will the next mass...
starving herbivores and the carnivores that preyed on them. Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids,
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Body Invaders PIPE National...
the caterpillar becomes a bodyguard actively protecting the cocoons from other parasites it will watch over them unceasingly until it eventually starves to death
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Economics of climate...
horses and starving kids thank you question to you though I think a lot of people don't think there's a lot of logic to what you just said but you're
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Fox Dives Head First in...
now blanket this herd's territory pushing through deep snow is exhausting work and the bison are now slowly starving
Video examples
The surprising reason...
The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood, and since iron is essential for bacterial survival, that effectively starves them.
Video examples
Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
Video examples
The poet who painted...
were home to every kind of starving artist. It was all they could afford. These painters, writers, and intellectuals, united in their artistic passion and counterculture beliefs, made up France's bohemian subculture. And their works of art, literature, and intellect would shake up the world.
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
when his father stole a sheep, Confucius informed the duke that genuinely upright fathers and sons protected one another. During his travels, Confucius almost starved, he was briefly imprisoned, and his life was threatened at several points. But he was not bitter.
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
at achieving something called African authenticity. In fact, I did not know what African authenticity was. The professor told me that my characters were too much like him, an educated and middle-class man. My characters drove cars. They were not starving.
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
When will the next mass...
starving herbivores and the carnivores that preyed on them. Within a short time span, three-quarters of the world's species disappeared forever, and the giant dinosaurs, flying pterosaurs, shelled squids,
Video examples
Body Invaders PIPE National...
the caterpillar becomes a bodyguard actively protecting the cocoons from other parasites it will watch over them unceasingly until it eventually starves to death
Video examples
Economics of climate...
horses and starving kids thank you question to you though I think a lot of people don't think there's a lot of logic to what you just said but you're
Video examples
Fox Dives Head First in...
now blanket this herd's territory pushing through deep snow is exhausting work and the bison are now slowly starving
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
I don't make decisions just on the character I'm supposed to play. Sometimes it's based on the director, sometimes it's based on the story, sometimes I need money, or sometimes I'm just starved to work.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a few days and you'll be thin for life.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when I'm making love to my ideas. Maybe it's not meant for me to settle down and be married.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
It's interesting - the greatest country in the world, we shouldn't have people starving. We shouldn't have young people not getting something to eat.
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Halima Aden
American Model
It's important to remember all the millions of people that are starving.
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Sophie Dahl
English Model
Starving isn't sexy. What's sexy is a healthy appreciation for food.
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Chris Gibson
American Politician
People are starving for truth and leadership.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
The world is starved for spiritual food.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
It took me 40 years to write my first book. When I was a child, I was encouraged to go to school. I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
I don't make decisions just on the character I'm supposed to play. Sometimes it's based on the director, sometimes it's based on the story, sometimes I need money, or sometimes I'm just starved to work.
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a few days and you'll be thin for life.
Quote examples
Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when I'm making love to my ideas. Maybe it's not meant for me to settle down and be married.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.
Quote examples
Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
It's interesting - the greatest country in the world, we shouldn't have people starving. We shouldn't have young people not getting something to eat.
Quote examples
Halima Aden
American Model
It's important to remember all the millions of people that are starving.
Quote examples
Sophie Dahl
English Model
Starving isn't sexy. What's sexy is a healthy appreciation for food.
Quote examples
Chris Gibson
American Politician
People are starving for truth and leadership.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
The world is starved for spiritual food.
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