"famished" in the verb sense
1. starve, hunger, famish
be hungry go without food
"Let's eat
2. starve, famish
deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners"
3. starve, famish
die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death"
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
"famished" in the adjective sense
1. famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient
extremely hungry
"they were tired and famished for food and sleep"
"a ravenous boy"
"the family was starved and ragged"
"fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
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