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"To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger."
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"(obsolete, transitive) To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger."
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"To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry."
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"(transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry."
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"To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary."
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"(transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary."
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"To force, control, or constrain by famine."
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"(transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine."
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"To die of hunger; to starve to death."
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"(intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death."
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"To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish."
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"(intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish."
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"To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary."
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"(intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary."
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"To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger."
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"(obsolete, transitive) To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger."
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"To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry."
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"(transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry."
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"To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary."
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"(transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary."
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"To force, control, or constrain by famine."
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"(transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine."
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"glosses": [
"To die of hunger; to starve to death."
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"(intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death."
],
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"intransitive"
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"To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish."
],
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"(intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish."
],
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"To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary."
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"(intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary."
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "gladuvam",
"sense": "To suffer extreme hunger",
"word": "гладувам"
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