[crave] vb craved ; crav.ing [ME, fr. OE crafian; akin to ON krefja to crave, demand] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to ask for earnestly: beg, demand "~ a pardon for neglect"
2. a: to want greatly: need "~s drugs" b: to yearn for "~ a vanished youth" ~ vi: to have a strong or inward desire "~s after affection" syn see desire -- crav.er n