[kreyv] 
verb, craved, crav⋅ing.| 1. | to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly: to crave sweets; to crave affection. |
| 2. | to require; need: a problem craving prompt attention. |
| 3. | to ask earnestly for (something); beg for. |
| 4. | to ask (a person) earnestly for something or to do something. |
| 5. | to beg or plead (usually fol. by for). |
| crave (krāv) v. craved, crav·ing, craves v. tr.
To have an eager or intense desire. [Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, to beg.] crav'er n., crav'ing·ly adv. |