starve something of something
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starve something for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve — S3 [sta:v US sta:rv] v [: Old English; Origin: steorfan to die ] 1.) to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat ▪ Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the city. ▪ pictures of starving children ▪ They ll either die… … Dictionary of contemporary English
starve — [stärv] vi. starved, starving [ME sterven < OE steorfan, to die, perish, akin to Ger sterben: see START] 1. a) to die from lack of food b) to suffer or become weak from hunger c) Informal to be ravenously hungry … English World dictionary
starve — UK US /stɑːv/ verb [T, often passive] ► if a company, etc. is starved of something necessary or good, it does not receive enough of it: starve sth of sth »His predecessor in the job had starved the business of capital investment. be starved… … Financial and business terms
starve somebody into something doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody of something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody out (of something) — ˌstarve sbˈout (of sth) derived to force sb to leave a particular building or area by not allowing them to get any food • If they won t come out, we ll starve them out! Main entry: ↑starvederived … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody into into doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived … Useful english dictionary
starve — 01. Many people in North Korea [starved] to death during the famine there. 02. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it [starves] to death. 03. Apparently, if an insect chews on gum, its jaws will stick together, and it will… … Grammatical examples in English
