The term 'starve' can be defined in several ways, each of which is represented by a crossword solution. Fasting, or abstaining from food, is a 4-letter solution (FAST). Abstaining from something, in this case food, is a 7-letter solution (ABSTAIN). Emaciation, or the physical wasting away of the body due to lack of nutrition, is an 8-letter solution (EMACIATE). FAMISH, or extreme hunger and malnutrition, is a 6-letter solution (FAMISH). Dieting, or the practice of eating less food than usual, is a 4-letter solution (DIET). All of these solutions are related to the term 'starve' in that they all involve a lack of nutrition.