starve
verb
/stɑɹv/
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/stɑːv/
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- (intransitive) To be very hungry.
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svulten,
svälta,
utsvulten
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- (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (transitive) To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
- (transitive, dated) To force a population center to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in sieges in international armed conflicts.
- (transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
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svälta
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starved
adjective
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- (colloquial, hyperbole, emphatic) Extremely hungry.
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utsvulten
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