suffer+extreme+hunger
1The Hunger Games universe — is a dystopic society in which the The Hunger Games trilogy is set. It consists of the nation of Panem which is located in North America at least 100 years in the future and 75 years after a major war has taken place in that future. Contents 1… …
2starve — verb (starved; starving) Etymology: Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen more at stare Date: 15th century intransitive verb …
3Famish — Fam ish, v. i. 1. To die of hunger; to starve. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish. [1913 Webster] You are all resolved rather to die than to famish? Shak. [1913… …
4famish — I. v. a. 1. Starve, kill or destroy with hunger. 2. Distress with hunger, exhaust by hunger. II. v. n. 1. Starve, die of hunger, perish for want of food. 2. Be distressed by hunger, suffer extreme hunger, pine for food …
5famish — /fam ish/, v.t., v.i. Archaic. 1. to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve. 2. to starve to death. [1350 1400; ME famisshe, equiv. to famen to starve ( < AF, MF afamer < VL *affamare, equiv. to L af AF + famare, deriv. of fames hunger) …
6starve — 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 …
7Starve — (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved} (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in the sense of… …
8Starved — Starve Starve (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved} (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in… …
9Starving — Starve Starve (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved} (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in… …
10famish — /ˈfæmɪʃ/ (say famish) verb (i) 1. to suffer extreme hunger; starve. 2. Obsolete to starve to death. {Middle English fame(n) famish (from Latin fames hunger) + ish2} –famishment, noun …
