craze (noun) en

  • 1craze — ► NOUN ▪ a widespread but short lived enthusiasm for something. ► VERB (be crazed) ▪ (of a surface) be covered with a network of fine cracks. ORIGIN originally in the sense «break, shatter, produce cracks»: perhaps Scandinavian …

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  • 2craze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze? ▪ dance, diet …

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  • 3craze — [ kreız ] noun count something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time: craze for: the craze for Irish music …

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  • 4craze — (v.) mid 14c., to shatter, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source, e.g. O.N. *krasa shatter, but entering English via an Old French form (Cf. Mod.Fr. écraser). Related: Crazed; crazing. Now obsolete metaphoric use for break down in health …

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  • 5craze — noun (C) a fashion, game, type of music etc that suddenly becomes very popular but usually only remains popular for a very short time: This computer game is the latest craze …

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  • 6craze — noun the latest fitness craze Syn: fad, fashion, trend, vogue, enthusiasm, mania, passion, rage, obsession, compulsion, fixation, fetish, fancy, taste, fascination, preoccupation; informal thing …

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  • 7craze — noun a widespread but short lived enthusiasm for something. verb 1》 [usu. as adjective crazed] make or become wildly insane: a crazed killer. 2》 produce a network of fine cracks on (a surface). Derivatives crazing noun Origin ME (in the sense… …

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  • 8craze — noun Syn: fad, fashion, trend, vogue, enthusiasm, mania, passion, rage; informal thing …

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  • 9craze — UK [kreɪz] / US noun [countable] Word forms craze : singular craze plural crazes something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time craze for: the craze for Irish music …

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  • 10craze — I. verb (crazed; crazing) Etymology: Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete break, shatter 2. to produce minute cracks on the surface or… …

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