Definition of craze Craze

/kɹejˈz/ - [kreyz] - craze

We found 23 definitions of craze from 5 different sources.

What does craze mean?

Noun Plural: crazes
craze - state of violent mental agitation
		delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
		manic disorder, mania an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
		nympholepsy a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
craze - a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
		crack a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
craze - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
		fad, furor, furore, cult, rage
		fashion characteristic or habitual practice
Verb crazes, crazing, crazed
craze - develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics"
		crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
craze - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
		madden
		derange, unbalance derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"

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craze (Noun)
Craziness; insanity.
craze (Noun)
A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
craze (Noun)
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.
craze (Verb)
To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
craze (Verb)
To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
craze (Verb)
To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
craze (Verb)
To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.
craze (Verb)
To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

craze (v. t.)
To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
craze (v. t.)
To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
craze (v. t.)
To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
craze (v. i.)
To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
craze (v. i.)
To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
craze (n.)
Craziness; insanity.
craze (n.)
A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
craze (n.)
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.

craze
krāz, v.t. to weaken: to derange (applied to the intellect): (obs.) to break.—v.i. to become mad.—n. a crack or flaw: insanity.—adj. Crazed, deranged.—adv. Craz′ily.—ns. Craz′iness; Craz′ing-mill, a mill for crushing tin-ore.—adj. Craz′y, frail: insane: demented. [Scand.; Sw. krasa, Dan. krase, to crackle; whence also Fr. écraser, to crush.]

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