Craved

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crave \Crave\ (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved}
     (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to
     Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]
     1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with
        submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to
        implore.


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              I crave your honor's pardon.          --Shak.
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              Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved
              the body of Jesus.                    --Mark xv. 43.
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     2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to
        require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
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              His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
                                                    --Edmund
                                                    Gurney.
  
     Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit;
          request; supplicate; adjure.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  craved
       adj : wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking
             one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired
             effect" [syn: {desired}]