craze: Meaning and Definition of

craze

1. to derange or impair the mind of; make insane: He was crazed by jealousy.
2. to make small cracks on the surface of (a ceramic glaze, paint, or the like); crackle.
3. to crack.
4. to weaken; impair: to craze one's health.
5. to break; shatter.

1. to become insane; go mad.
2. to become minutely cracked, as a ceramic glaze; crackle.
1. (of a case-hardened object) to develop reticulated surface markings; worm.
2. (of an ingot) to develop an alligator skin as a result of being teemed into an old and worn mold.
4. to fall to pieces; break.

1. a popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.; mania: the newest dance craze.
2. insanity; an insane condition.
3. a minute crack or pattern of cracks in the glaze of a ceramic object.
4. flaw; defect.