The Clue
Goes on a crash diet (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STARVES
Tags
Notes
The answer STARVES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Goes hungry
Lacks sustenance
Opposite of surfeits
Treats a fever
Goes without nourishment
Definition
STARVE as a verb:
1. (starve, hunger, famish) = be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
2. (starve, famish) = die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
3. (starve, famish) = deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
4. (crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust) = have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
5. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"