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craze
(krāz)v. crazed, craz·ing, craz·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to become mentally deranged or obsessed.
2. To produce a network of fine cracks in the surface or glaze of.
v.intr.
1. To become mentally deranged or obsessed.
2. To become covered with fine cracks.
n.
1. A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.
2. A fine crack in a surface or glaze.
[Middle English crasen, to shatter, of Scandinavian origin.]
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craze
(kreɪz)n
1. a short-lived current fashion
2. a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm: a craze for chestnuts.
3. (Psychiatry) mental disturbance; insanity
vb
4. (Psychiatry) to make or become mad
5. (Ceramics) ceramics metallurgy to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks
6. (tr) archaic or dialect Brit to break
7. (tr) archaic to weaken
[C14 (in the sense: to break, shatter): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krasa to shatter, ultimately of imitative origin]
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craze
(kreɪz)v. crazed, craz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to make insane; derange.
2. to make small cracks on the surface of (a ceramic glaze, paint, or the like); crackle.
v.i. 3. to become insane.
4. to become minutely cracked, as a ceramic glaze; crackle.
5. Metall. (of a case-hardened object) to develop reticulated surface markings.
n. 6. a popular fad; mania.
7. a minute crack or pattern of cracks in the glaze of a ceramic object.
[1325–75; Middle English crasen to crush < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian krasa to shatter, crush]
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craze
- First a crack or flaw; to craze is to produce minute cracks on the surface of pottery.See also related terms for pottery.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
craze
Past participle: crazed
Gerund: crazing
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| Noun | 1. |  craze - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior |
| 2. |  craze - state of violent mental agitation nympholepsy - a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable manic disorder, mania - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria - a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation | |
| 3. | craze - a fine crack in a glaze or other surface crack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror" | |
| Verb | 1. |  craze - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind |
| 2. | craze - develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics" crack - break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked" |
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craze
noun fad, thing, fashion, trend, passion, rage, enthusiasm, mode, vogue, novelty, preoccupation, mania, infatuation, the latest thing (informal) Aerobics is the latest fitness craze.
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craze
verbnoun1. The current custom:
Informal: thing.
Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing.
2. A subject or activity that inspires lively interest:
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Translations
هَوَس، ولَع شَديد
mániemóda
dillemani
tískufyrirbrigîi, della
beprotiškaibeprotiškasbeprotiškumaseinantis iš protomada
aizraušanāsmode
craze
[kreɪz] N (= fashion) → moda f (for de) (= fad) → manía f (for por) it's the latest craze → es la última moda, es el último gritoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
craze
[ˈkreɪz] n (= fashion) the latest dance craze → la nouvelle danse à la modeWalking is the latest fitness craze → La marche est la dernière mode en matière d'exercice.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
craze
n → Fimmel m (inf); it’s all the craze (inf) → das ist große Mode; there’s a craze for collecting old things just now → es ist zurzeit große Mode, alte Sachen zu sammeln
vt
(= make insane) a crazed gunman → ein Amokschütze m; to be half crazed with grief → vor Schmerz halb wahnsinnig sein; he had a crazed look on his face → er hatte den Gesichtsausdruck eines Wahnsinnigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
craze
[kreɪz]1. n → mania
2. vt
a. → far diventare pazzo/a
b. (pottery, glaze) → incrinare
3. vi (pottery, glaze, windscreen) → incrinarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
craze
(kreiz) noun a (usually temporary) fashion; great (but temporary) enthusiasm. the current craze for cutting one's hair extremely short.
ˈcrazy adjective1. insane. He must be going crazy; a crazy idea.
2. very enthusiastic. She's crazy about her boyfriend.
ˈcrazily adverbˈcraziness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
craze
n. manía, locura.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012