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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.
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craze


Past participle: crazed
Gerund: crazing

Imperative
craze
craze
Present
I craze
you craze
he/she/it crazes
we craze
you craze
they craze
Preterite
I crazed
you crazed
he/she/it crazed
we crazed
you crazed
they crazed
Present Continuous
I am crazing
you are crazing
he/she/it is crazing
we are crazing
you are crazing
they are crazing
Present Perfect
I have crazed
you have crazed
he/she/it has crazed
we have crazed
you have crazed
they have crazed
Past Continuous
I was crazing
you were crazing
he/she/it was crazing
we were crazing
you were crazing
they were crazing
Past Perfect
I had crazed
you had crazed
he/she/it had crazed
we had crazed
you had crazed
they had crazed
Future
I will craze
you will craze
he/she/it will craze
we will craze
you will craze
they will craze
Future Perfect
I will have crazed
you will have crazed
he/she/it will have crazed
we will have crazed
you will have crazed
they will have crazed
Future Continuous
I will be crazing
you will be crazing
he/she/it will be crazing
we will be crazing
you will be crazing
they will be crazing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crazing
you have been crazing
he/she/it has been crazing
we have been crazing
you have been crazing
they have been crazing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crazing
you will have been crazing
he/she/it will have been crazing
we will have been crazing
you will have been crazing
they will have been crazing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crazing
you had been crazing
he/she/it had been crazing
we had been crazing
you had been crazing
they had been crazing
Conditional
I would craze
you would craze
he/she/it would craze
we would craze
you would craze
they would craze
Past Conditional
I would have crazed
you would have crazed
he/she/it would have crazed
we would have crazed
you would have crazed
they would have crazed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:craze - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal]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. [画像:craze - state of violent mental agitation]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. [画像:craze - cause to go crazy]craze - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
derange, unbalance - derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

craze

verb
To make insane:
noun
1. 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 crazees la última moda, es el último grito
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craze

[ˈkreɪz] n (= fashion) the latest dance craze → la nouvelle danse à la mode
Walking is the latest fitness craze → La marche est la dernière mode en matière d'exercice.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

craze

nFimmel m (inf); it’s all the craze (inf)das ist große Mode ; there’s a craze for collecting old things just nowes ist zurzeit große Mode, alte Sachen zu sammeln
vt
(= make insane) a crazed gunmanein Amokschütze m; to be half crazed with griefvor Schmerz halb wahnsinnig sein; he had a crazed look on his faceer hatte den Gesichtsausdruck eines Wahnsinnigen
pottery, glazingrissig machen
vi (pottery)rissig werden
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craze

[kreɪz]
1. nmania
2. vt
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. mode, gier, manie هَوَس، ولَع شَديد мания moda móda, mánie die Manie dille; mani μόδα, λόξα moda (moe)hullustus علاقۀ مفرط؛ مد گرایی muotivillitys engouement שִׁיגָעוֹן חוֹלֵף बावलापन, सनक अस्थाई समय तक zaluđenost divat, őrület mode tískufyrirbrigði, della mania; voga 流行 (일시적) 대유행 pamišimas, mada aizraušanās; mode kegilaan rage dille, siste skrik, kjepphest szaleństwo, szał لیونی کول، لیونی کیدل moda modă повальное увлечение móda; mánia modna muha pomama [mode]fluga, innegrej ความนิยมในช่วงสั้น ๆ moda, çılgınlık (通常一時)流行, 狂熱 модне захоплення; манія دهن، جوش، فيشن mốt 风行一时的流行,狂热
ˈcrazy adjective
1. insane. He must be going crazy; a crazy idea. gek, mal, getik مَجْنـون луд louco bláznivý verrückt sindssyg; vanvittig; tosset τρελός loco hull دیوانه؛ احمقانه hullu fou משוגע पागल lud őrült gila brjálaður matto, pazzo 狂った 미친 pakvaišęs, beprotiškas, pamišėliškas neprātīgs; jucis; traks gila krankzinnig gal, vanvittig, tullet pomylony لیونی ، احمق louco nebun безумный bláznivý, pochabý nor lud tokig, galen บ้า çılgın, deli 瘋狂的 безглуздий; недоумкуватий ديوان‍ہ، پاگل điên dại 疯狂的
2. very enthusiastic. She's crazy about her boyfriend. gek wees na, dol wees op/oor مُغْرَم، مولَع вманиачен louco zblázněný (do) verrückt tosset med; vild med τρελός, ξετρελαμένος loco de alegría (kellegi järele) hull مجنون innostunut fou (de) משוגע उन्मत्त lud bele van habarodva bersemangat sem er vitlaus í e-ð pazzo 熱狂した 매우 열정적인 pamišęs (dėl), einantis iš proto (dėl) stipri aizrāvies menggilai dol op helt tullet, vilt begeistret oszalały لیونی louco înnebunit (după) помешанный zbláznený (do), pobláznený (do) nor (na kaj) lud tokig, galen คลั่งไคล้ düşkün, meraklı 著迷的 схиблений на чомусь; сильно захоплений بهت پرجوش، بهت شائق quá say mê 着迷的
ˈcrazily adverb
mallerig بِجُنـون лудо loucamente poblázněně verrückt vildt; uberegneligt; vanvittigt τρελά locamente arutult دیوانه وار villisti follement כְּמְשוּגָע पागलपन से ludo őrülten secara gila óstjórnlega pazzamente 熱狂して 미친듯이 beprotiškai, pamišėliškai neprātīgi dengan gilanya krankzinnig som en gal, tullet szaleńczo په لیونتوب سره loucamente nebuneşte безумно bláznivo noro ludo tokigt อย่างคลั่งไคล้; อย่างบ้าคลั่ง çılgınca 著迷地,瘋狂地 безглуздо; шалено ديوانگی س‍ے، بدحواسى س‍ے một cách điên cuồng 着迷地,发狂地
ˈcraziness noun
malheid جُنـون лудост loucura poblázněnost die Verrücktheit skørhed; vildskab τρέλα locura hullus جنون villiys folie שיגעון पागलपन ludost őrület, őrültség kegilaan brjálæði pazzia 気が変なこと 미침 beprotiškumas, pamišėliškumas trakums kegilaan krankzinnigheid galskap szał, szaleństwo لیونتوب loucura nebunie помешательство pobláznenosť norost ludost tokighet, galenskap ความคลั่งไคล้; ความบ้าคลั่ง çılgınlık, delilik 瘋狂,著迷 божевілля; шаленство ديوانگی، پاگل پن sự điên cuồng 发狂,着迷
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craze

n. manía, locura.
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