conk vs starve

conk is a noun but starve is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conk	Yes	No	Yes	No
starve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, starve is a hyponym of conk; that is, starve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conk:

conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
starve: die of food deprivation

Other hyponyms of conk include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, fall, succumb, yield.

conk (noun)	starve (noun)
informal term for the nose

conk (verb)	starve (verb)
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain	be hungry; go without food
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
hit, especially on the head	die of food deprivation
come to a stop	deprive of food
	deprive of a necessity and cause suffering