v. t. - To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
v. t. - To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
v. t. - To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
v. i. - To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
v. i. - To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
n. - Craziness; insanity.
n. - A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
n. - A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.
n. - A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.