crazed; crazing; crazes
Definition of craze
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to make insane or as if insane
crazed by pain and fear crazed addicts
2
: to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of
crazed glass crazed pottery
1
: to become insane
2
: to develop a mesh of fine cracks
craze
nounDefinition of craze (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania
the latest craze in music
2
: a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)
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The first known use of craze was in the 14th century
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