Definition of starve

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• starve is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• starve is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• starve is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of starve

• die of food deprivation (verb)

  Examples

  1. The political prisoners starved to death

  Synonyms

  1. famish
• have a craving, appetite, or great desire for (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. crave
  2. hunger
  3. lust
  4. thirst
• be hungry; go without food (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. famish
  2. hunger
• deprive of food (verb)

  Examples

  1. They starved the prisoners

  Synonyms

  1. famish
• deprive of a necessity and cause suffering (verb)

  Examples

  1. The engine was starved of fuel

See definition of starve in Merriam Webster