starve+to+death
11starve — I. v. n. 1. Famish, perish (with hunger). 2. Lack, want, be in need. II. v. a. 1. Kill with hunger, starve to death. 2. Subdue by famine …
12starve — [ starv ] verb * intransitive to suffer or die because there is not enough food: There are people out there who are starving because of your actions. a. transitive to make someone suffer or die by preventing them from having enough food: They… …
13death — W1S1 [deθ] n [: Old English;] 1.) a) [U] the end of the life of a person or animal ≠ ↑birth death of ▪ The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock. ▪ Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. ▪ How Danielle …
14starve */ — UK [stɑː(r)v] / US [stɑrv] verb Word forms starve : present tense I/you/we/they starve he/she/it starves present participle starving past tense starved past participle starved a) [intransitive] to suffer or to die because there is not enough food …
15starve — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)v[/t]] starves, starving, starved 1) VERB If people starve, they suffer greatly from lack of food which sometimes leads to their death. A number of the prisoners we saw are starving... [V to n] In the 1930s, millions of Ukrainians… …
16starve the beast — v. To cut taxes with the intent of using the reduced revenue as an excuse to drastically reduce the size and number of services offered by a government. starve the beast n., adj. starving the beast n., pp. starve the beaster n. Example Citations …
17death — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature, untimely ▪ The president s untimely death has thrown the country into chaos. ▪ sudden, unexpected ▪ immediate …
18death — /deT/ noun 1 THE END OF SB S LIFE (U) the end of the life of a person or animal (+ of): The death of his mother was a great shock. | shortly after Lenin s death in 1924 | the risk of death or serious injury at work | bleed/burn/starve etc to… …
19starve — 1. To suffer from lack of food. 2. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death. 3. Formerly, to die of cold. [A.S. steorfan, to die] * * * starve stärv vb, starved; starv·ing vi 1) to perish from lack of food …
20starve — Synonyms and related words: OD, annihilate, asphyxiate, be in want, be killed, be pinched, be poor, be ravenous, begrudge, bereave of life, carry away, carry off, chloroform, choke, cut down, cut off, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose… …
