v. & n.
v. 1 tr. (usu. as crazed adj.) make insane (crazed with grief). 2 a tr. produce fine surface cracks on (pottery glaze etc.). b intr. develop such cracks.
n. 1 a a usu. temporary enthusiasm (a craze for hula hoops). b the object of this. 2 an insane fancy or condition.
[ ME, orig. = break, shatter, perh. f. ON ]