Crave

v. t.	1.	To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. [imp. & p. p. Craved (krāvd); p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] I crave your honor's pardon. - Shak. Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. - Mark xv. 43.
	2.	To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. - Edmund Gurney.
v. i.	1.	To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. - Suckling.

Verb	1.	crave - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Synonyms: lust, hunger, thirst, starve
	2.	crave - plead or ask for earnestly

TO CRAVE. To ask; to demand.
     2. This word is frequently used in pleading; as, to crave oyer of a bond on which the suit is brought; and in the settlement of accounts, the accountant general craves a credit or an allowance. 1 Chit. Pr. 520. See Oyer.

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