19
starve(verb, refrain, parsimony, fasting)
6
hunger(noun, verb)
5
fast(adjective, refrain, fasting)
4
begrudge
3
go hungry(verb, expression, idiom, refrain, starve)
3
grudge
3
pinch
3
stint
2
screw
2
deny oneself(verb, expression, refrain, abstain)
2
diet(verb, refrain, abstain)
2
famishing
2
forbear(verb, refrain)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, parsimony)
2
not eat(verb, expression, refrain, abstain)
2
refrain
2
withhold
1
asphyxiate
1
be hungry(verb, expression, idiom, refrain, starve)
1
choke
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