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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
craved adj 1: wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect" [syn: craved, desired] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Crave \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. [1913 Webster] I crave your honor's pardon. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. --Mark xv. 43. [1913 Webster] 2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. [1913 Webster] His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. --Edmund Gurney. Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure. [1913 Webster] | ||
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