craze

craze
noun
ADJECTIVE
current, latest, new
passing

Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze?

dance, diet, fashion, fitness, etc.
VERB + CRAZE
start

The singer started a craze for piercings.

CRAZE + VERB
sweep sth, sweep through sth

Doctors warned of the latest drug craze to sweep America.

hit sth

It's the latest craze to hit San Francisco.

PREPOSITION
craze among

the latest craze among children

craze for

the craze for sports clothing


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  • Craze — may refer to: Craze, alternative name for fad Craziness, alternative name for insanity Crazing, a network of fine cracks People DJ Craze (born 1977), Nicaraguan American DJ Elizabeth Craze (born 1982), youngest ever heart transplant survivor at… …   Wikipedia

  • craze — [kreız] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: craze to make crazy ; CRAZED] a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time = ↑fad craze for ▪ She started a craze for this type of jewellery. ▪ At that time, scooters were the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Craze — Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet. [1913 Webster] It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] 3. A temporary passion or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Craze — (kr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crazed} (kr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crazing}.] [OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, sl[*a] i kras, to break to pieces, F. [ e]craser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. {Crash}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Craze — Craze, v. i. 1. To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane. [1913 Webster] She would weep and he would craze. Keats. [1913 Webster] 2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • craze — [ kreız ] noun count something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time: craze for: the craze for Irish music …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • craze — [n] fad, strong interest chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, in thing*, kick*, mania, mode, monomania, newest wrinkle*, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, the last word*, the latest thing*, trend, vogue, wrinkle;… …   New thesaurus

  • craze — index compulsion (obsession), furor, mode, obsess, obsession, passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • craze — krāz vb, crazed; craz·ing vt to make insane or as if insane <crazed by pain and fear> vi to become insane …   Medical dictionary

  • craze — (v.) mid 14c., to shatter, probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source, e.g. O.N. *krasa shatter, but entering English via an Old French form (Cf. Mod.Fr. écraser). Related: Crazed; crazing. Now obsolete metaphoric use for break down in health …   Etymology dictionary

  • craze — vogue, fad, rage, *fashion, style, mode, dernier cri, cry …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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