From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crave \Crave\, v. i.
To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a
craving appetite.
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Once one may crave for love. --Suckling.
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