Definition of famish Famish

fam•ish

We found 22 definitions of famish from 6 different sources.

What does famish mean?

Verb
famish - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
		starve
		feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
		starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
		deprive take away
famish - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
		starve, hunger
		be full be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please"
		hurt, suffer give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
		starve
		buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly

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famish (Verb)
To starve to death; to kill or destroy with hunger.
famish (Verb)
To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger.
famish (Verb)
To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.
famish (Verb)
To force or constrain by famine.
famish (Verb)
To die of hunger; to starve.
famish (Verb)
To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
famish (Verb)
To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.

famish (v. t.)
To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger.
famish (v. t.)
To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hanger.
famish (v. t.)
To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.
famish (v. t.)
To force or constrain by famine.
famish (v. i.)
To die of hunger; to starve.
famish (v. i.)
To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
famish (v. i.)
To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
famish (a.)
Smoky; hot; choleric.

famish
To die from lack of food.
famish
To suffer from hunger, to not get enough to eat for an extended amount of time; to feel a strong need to eat.

famish
fam′ish, v.t. to starve.—v.i. to die or suffer extreme hunger or thirst.—n. Fam′ishment, starvation. [Obs. fame, to starve—L. fames, hunger.]