About The Word Crave
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Crave
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What's The Definition Of Crave?
[v] plead or ask for earnestly
[v] have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Synonyms | Synonyms for Crave: hunger | lust | starve | thirst Related Terms | Find terms related to Crave: ache | adjure | appeal | appeal to | apply for | ask | ask for | aspire after | beg | beg leave | beseech | bespeak | brace | call for | call for help | call on | call upon | choose | clamor for | conjure | covet | crave after | crawl after | cry for | cry on | cry to | demand | desiderate | desire | dream | entreat | file for | hanker | hanker after | hunger | hunger after | impetrate | implore | importune | imprecate | indent | invoke | kneel to | lust | lust after | make a request | make a requisition | make application | necessitate | obtest | order | pant after | pine | plead | plead for | pray | put in for | request | require | requisition | run mad after | run to | sigh | supplicate | take | thirst | thirst after | want | whistle for | wish See Also | beg | desire | implore | pray | want Crave In Webster's Dictionary \Crave\ (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved}
(kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to
Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]
1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with
submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to
implore.
I crave your honor's pardon. --Shak.
Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved
the body of Jesus. --Mark xv. 43.
2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to
require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
--Edmund
Gurney.
Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit;
request; supplicate; adjure.
\Crave\, v. i. To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. --Suckling. |
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