craze — [kreız] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: craze to make crazy ; CRAZED] a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time = ↑fad craze for ▪ She started a craze for this type of jewellery. ▪ At that time, scooters were the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Craze — Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet. [1913 Webster] It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] 3. A temporary passion or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Craze — (kr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crazed} (kr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crazing}.] [OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, sl[*a] i kras, to break to pieces, F. [ e]craser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. {Crash}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Craze — Craze, v. i. 1. To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane. [1913 Webster] She would weep and he would craze. Keats. [1913 Webster] 2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
craze — [ kreız ] noun count something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time: craze for: the craze for Irish music … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
craze — [n] fad, strong interest chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, in thing*, kick*, mania, mode, monomania, newest wrinkle*, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, the last word*, the latest thing*, trend, vogue, wrinkle;… … New thesaurus
craze — index compulsion (obsession), furor, mode, obsess, obsession, passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
craze — krāz vb, crazed; craz·ing vt to make insane or as if insane <crazed by pain and fear> vi to become insane … Medical dictionary
craze — (v.) mid 14c., to shatter, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source, e.g. O.N. *krasa shatter, but entering English via an Old French form (Cf. Mod.Fr. écraser). Related: Crazed; crazing. Now obsolete metaphoric use for break down in health … Etymology dictionary
craze — vogue, fad, rage, *fashion, style, mode, dernier cri, cry … New Dictionary of Synonyms
