Crave /(krāv)/

Crave

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Craved; p pr. & vb. n. Craving

  1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
    I crave your honor's pardon.
    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.

Crave

v. i.
  1. To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
    Once one may crave for love.