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.
Etymology: ME, orig. break, shatter, perh. f. ON