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starve - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" |
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famish |
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feed,
give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
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deprive take away
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starve - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" |
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hunger,
famish |
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be full be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please"
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hurt,
suffer give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
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starve - deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel" |
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famish,
starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
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deprive take away
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starve - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" |
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famish |
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buy the farm,
perish,
kick the bucket,
give-up the ghost,
snuff it,
drop dead,
decease,
cash in one's chips,
pop off,
pass away,
expire,
exit,
croak,
conk,
die,
choke,
pass,
go leave quickly
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