crave
verbEtymology
From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).
Definitions
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- to crave for peace
- to crave after wealth
- to crave drugs
To ask for earnestly
To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
- I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
- My deeds upon my head! I crave the law, The penalty and forfeit of my bond.
- I crave your honour's pardon.
To call for
To call for; to require as a course of action.
- It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking
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A formal application to a court to make a particular order.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at crave. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at crave. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at crave
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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