Definition of starves:
(v) :
(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
(v) :
(intransitive) To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
(v) :
(intransitive) To be very hungry.
(v) :
(transitive) To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
(v) :
(transitive) To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
(v) :
(transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.