vi to desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
2. crave ·vt to call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
3. crave ·vt to ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.