starve

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for starve

starve 🔊 /stɑˈɹv/

starve : පෝෂණය නොකොට සිටිනවා

starve : මැරෙනවා

starve : දියුණු නොකොට සිටිනවා

starve definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To die; to perish.
  2. To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.
  3. To perish or die with cold.

Transitive verb.

  1. To destroy with cold.
  2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.
  3. To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.
  4. To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.
  5. To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.