Crave (kr?v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (krvd); p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. krfva, Dan. krve.]
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.
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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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