Definition of "crave"

crave

/kɹeɪv/

verb
third-person singular simple present craves, present participle craving, simple past and past participle craved
1. (transitive, intransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
2. (transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
  Quotations
  My deeds upon my head! I crave the law,The penalty and forfeit of my bond.
  c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice‎, act IV scene i
  I crave your honour's pardon.
  c. 1603-04, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure‎, act II scene ii
  Joseph […] went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Mark 15:43
3. (transitive, obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.
  Quotations
  It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking
  1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene i]
noun
plural craves
1. (law, Scotland) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.