crave

crave
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • crave — crave …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Crave — or craving may refer to: Hunger A food craving Craving (withdrawal), a psychological withdrawal symptom Crave (album), a 2002 album by Cyclefly Crave (play), a play by Sarah Kane Crave (band), an R B musical group Craving (album), a 1999 album by …   Wikipedia

  • crave — [ krav ] n. m. • 1606; même rad. que cravan « oie sauvage », p. ê. d o. gaul. ♦ Zool. Oiseau grégaire des montagnes, de la taille du choucas, au plumage noir, au bec et aux pattes rouges. ● crave nom masculin (gaulois crago) Corneille des Alpes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • crave — [ kreıv ] verb 1. ) crave or crave for intransitive or transitive to want something very much and in a way that is very hard to control: LONG FOR: He d craved the attention of the older kids. Lewis still craves for the recognition he feels he… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crave — Crave, v. i. To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. [1913 Webster] Once one may crave for love. Suckling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crave — index desire, lack, need, require (need) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • crave — [v1] desire intensely ache for, covet, cry out for, die for*, dream, eat one’s heart out*, fancy, give eyeteeth for*, hunger for*, itch for*, long for, lust after, need, pine for*, require, sigh for, spoil for, suspire, thirst for*, want, yearn… …   New thesaurus

  • crave — ► VERB 1) feel a powerful desire for. 2) dated ask for: I must crave your indulgence. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • crave — [kreıv] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: crafian] to have an extremely strong desire for something ▪ She s an insecure child who craves attention …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crave — (v.) O.E. crafian ask, implore, demand by right, from N.Gmc. *krabojan (Cf. O.N. krefja to demand, Dan. kræve, Swed. kräva); perhaps related to CRAFT (Cf. craft) in its base sense of power. Current sense to long for is c.1400, probably through… …   Etymology dictionary

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