to die; to perish.-to perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.-to perish or die with cold.-to destroy with cold.-to kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.-to distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.-to destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.-to deprive of force or vigor; to disable.