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Starves

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

📖 Definitions of "Starves"

verb
  1. 1

    To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

  2. 2

    To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

  3. 3

    To be very hungry.

    "Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?"

  4. 4

    To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

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