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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024craze /kreɪz/USA pronunciation v., crazed, craz•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to make insane or wildly excited;
derange:crazed with the desire for revenge.
n. [countable] - a popular fad;
mania;
person or object of great popular interest:That singing star was a big craze in Japan for years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024craze (krāz),USA pronunciation v., crazed, craz•ing, n. v.t. - to derange or impair the mind of;
make insane:He was crazed by jealousy. - Ceramicsto make small cracks on the surface of (a ceramic glaze, paint, or the like);
crackle. - British Termsto crack.
- [Archaic.]to weaken;
impair:to craze one's health. - [Obs.]to break;
shatter.
v.i. - to become insane;
go mad. - Ceramicsto become minutely cracked, as a ceramic glaze;
crackle. - Metallurgy
- (of a case-hardened object) to develop reticulated surface markings;
worm. - (of an ingot) to develop an alligator skin as a result of being teemed into an old and worn mold.
- [Archaic.]to fall to pieces;
break.
n. - a popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.;
mania:the newest dance craze. - insanity;
an insane condition. - Ceramicsa minute crack or pattern of cracks in the glaze of a ceramic object.
- [Obs.]flaw;
defect.
- Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian krasa to shatter, crush
- Middle English crasen to crush 1325–75
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vogue, mode.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: craze /kreɪz/ n - a short-lived current fashion
- a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm: a craze for chestnuts
- mental disturbance; insanity
vb - to make or become mad
- to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks
- (transitive) Brit archaic or dialect to break
- (transitive) archaic to weaken
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: to break, shatter): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krasa to shatter, ultimately of imitative origin |