famished

(verb) be hungry; go without food. Synonyms: starve, hunger, famish. Example: "Let's eat--i'm starving!."

(verb) deprive of food. Synonyms: starve, famish. Example: "They starved the prisoners."

(verb) die of food deprivation. Synonyms: starve, famish. Examples: "The political prisoners starved to death." "Many famished in the countryside during the drought."

(adj) extremely hungry. Synonyms: ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient. Examples: "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."