intransitive verb starved, starving starv′·ing

1. 1. to die from lack of food
   2. to suffer or become weak from hunger
   3. Informal to be ravenously hungry
2. to suffer great need: with for starving for affection
3. Now Dial. to suffer and die slowly from any cause, esp. from extreme cold

Etymology: ME sterven < OE steorfan, to die, perish, akin to Ger sterben: see start

transitive verb

1. to cause to starve by depriving of food
2. to force by starvation to starve an enemy into submission
3. to cause to suffer from a lack or need of something specified
4. Now Dial. to cause to die from extreme cold