crave Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
lust; starve; thirst; hunger.
verb plead or ask for earnestly

AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. krfva, Dan. krve.

imperfect & past participle Craved present participle & verbal noun Craving

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.
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.

To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
Once one may crave for love. Suckling.