Definitions for craze
kreɪzcraze

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, ragenoun

   an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

   "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

2. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysterianoun

   state of violent mental agitation

3. crazeverb

   a fine crack in a glaze or other surface

4. madden, crazeverb

   cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

5. crazeverb

   develop a fine network of cracks

   "Crazed ceramics"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crazenoun

   Craziness; insanity.

2. crazenoun

   A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.

3. crazenoun

   A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.

4. crazeverb

   To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.

5. crazeverb

   To derange the intellect of; to render insane.

6. crazeverb

   To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.

7. crazeverb

   To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.

8. crazeverb

   To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

9. Etymology: From crasen. See crase

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CRAZEverb

   Etymology: ecraser, French, to break to pieces.

   1. To break; to crush; to weaken.

   In this consideration the answer of Calvin unto Farrel, concerning the children of Popish parents, doth seem crazed. Hook.

   Relent, sweet Hermia; and, Lysander, yield
   Thy crazed title to my certain right. William Shakespeare.

   Then through the firey pillar, and the cloud,
   God looking forth. will trouble all his host,
   And craze their chariot-wheels. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. xii.

   2. To powder.

   The tin ore passeth to the crazing mill, which, between two grinding stones, bruiseth it to a fine sand. Richard Carew, Survey.

   3. To crack the brain; to impair the intellect.

   I lov’d him, friend,
   No father his son dearer: true, to tell thee,
   That grief hath craz’d my wits. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Wickedness is a kind of voluntary frenzy, and a chosen distraction; and every sinner does wilder and more extravagant things than any man can do that is crazed and out of his wits, only with this sad difference, that he knows better what he does. John Tillotson.

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1. craze

   A craze is a popular trend or fad, particularly in society or culture, that is enthusiastically followed by a large group of people for a temporary period of time. It may also refer to an intense enthusiasm or obsession towards an activity, topic, or product. In a psychological context, it can mean a form of insanity or madness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crazeverb

   to break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase

2. Crazeverb

   to weaken; to impair; to render decrepit

3. Crazeverb

   to derange the intellect of; to render insane

4. Crazeverb

   to be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane

5. Crazeverb

   to crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery

6. Crazenoun

   craziness; insanity

7. Crazenoun

   a strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet

8. Crazenoun

   a temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze

9. Etymology: [OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, sl i kras, to break to pieces, F. craser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. Crash.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Craze

   krāz, v.t. to weaken: to derange (applied to the intellect): (obs.) to break.—v.i. to become mad.—n. a crack or flaw: insanity.—adj. Crazed, deranged.—adv. Craz′ily.—ns. Craz′iness; Craz′ing-mill, a mill for crushing tin-ore.—adj. Craz′y, frail: insane: demented. [Scand.; Sw. krasa, Dan. krase, to crackle; whence also Fr. écraser, to crush.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CRAZE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Craze is ranked #47107 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Craze surname appeared 451 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Craze.
   
   97.1% or 438 total occurrences were White.
   1.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Crack

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How to pronounce craze?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say craze in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of craze in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of craze in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of craze in a Sentence

1. Wang Jianlin:

   We still haven't seen a real craze here or a generation blindly following Mickey Mouse of Donald Duck.

2. Clark Park:

   There were already over 50 people lined up, we all ran together to the deli as soon as it opened. That's when I felt the craze of fried chicken.

3. County Commission Chairman John Koenig:

   October 1 refers to Las Vegas, the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. On Wednesday, county officials said they believe 1,000 to 3,000 people could potentially show up in the town of Amargosa Valley, which has a population of nearly 1,000 people. County Commission Chairman John Koenig laid out what could happen if a crowd that large ends up appearing inAmargosa. Nye County Commissioner Leo Blundo says if even 3,000 people show up to' Storm Area 51,' Nye County will put an enormous strain on the small town in Nevada. Be prepared not to have cell service, not to have Internet. There will probably be no water available, there will probably be no ice available because everything is going to sell out. There will probably be no gas left in the gas station, no food, nowhere to go potty, if youre coming, be prepared because its probably not going to be nice. STORM AREA 51 CRAZE CONTINUES AS 2M PEOPLE PLEDGE TO RAID SECRET GOVT MILITARY BASE He advised anyone planning to visit the area during the events should be prepared with food, water, and other essential items since those supplies will probably sell out very quickly. Authorities are also concerned about a massive influx of traffic that could lead to gridlock, stymying first responders and law enforcement if they are needed. County officials stressed they are worried that sources could get tied up with masses of people arriving on the lone highway in the area. Nye County commissioner Leo Blundo urged residents they should prepare by stocking up on food, water, gasoline, and prescription medication ahead of the weekend. Signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev. ( AP Photo/John Locher, File) Cell phone service may also be impacted if thousands show up. Amargosa Town Board member Trevor Dolby told commissioners that cell phone towers in Amargosa Valley were not designed to support the thousands of people, according to FOX5. Whats scary is our 9-1-1 paging service goes through cell phones, Dolby said. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Earlier this month, neighboring Lincoln County drafted an emergency declaration but gave conditional approval for events in tiny towns near the once top-secret U.S. Air Force test area. that has long been a focus of UFO conspiracy theories. Alien-themed graffiti adorns a rock along the Extraterrestrial Highway, near Rachel, Nev. ( AP Photo/John Locher) TheLittle ALeInn in Rachelisscheduling an eventcalledAlienstockon Sept. 20-22, while The Alien Research Center souvenir shop in Hiko has planned a Sept. 20-21 expo. Those events in Hiko and Rachel would be about 100 miles from Amargosa Valley. Rachelswebsite says the nearest gas stations are located 50 miles south in Ash Springs and 110 miles north in Tonopah. Officials in two rural Nevada counties have signed a state of emergency declaration ahead of the' Storm Area 51' event ; William La Jeunesse reports.

4. David Verner-Jeffreys:

   It was a bit of a craze people got excited about, and then they moved on to the next thing, we did have some concerns about the welfare of these animals being transported around the world, often by people with limited experience.

5. Bob Arum:

   The 1 % has so much money, they don't know how to spend it. Whether it's yachts, paintings or tickets to a fight, money means nothing, there was a craze for tickets and under our agreement with Floyd Mayweather Promotions, we felt we were being deprived of our fair share of the tickets( from) the standpoint of number and location.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=craze
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Craze
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=craze
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craze
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=craze
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=craze