'Craving' definitions:
Definition of 'craving'
(from WordNet)
noun
An intense desire for some particular thing
Definition of 'Craving'
From: GCIDE
- Crave \Crave\ (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]
- 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. [1913 Webster]
- I crave your honor's pardon. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. --Mark xv. 43. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. [1913 Webster]
- His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. --Edmund Gurney.
- Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Craving'
From: GCIDE
- Craving \Crav"ing\ (-?ng), n. Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching. [1913 Webster]
- A succession of cravings and satiety. --L'Estrange. -- {Crav"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Crav"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'craving'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a habit,
- acquired tolerance,
- acute alcoholism,
- addictedness,
- addiction,
- alcoholism,
- amphetamine withdrawal symptoms,
- an universal wolf,
- appetence,
- appetency,
- appetite,
- appetition,
- athirst,
- barbiturate addiction,
- barbiturism,
- chain smoking,
- chronic alcoholism,
- cocainism,
- consumed with desire,
- coveting,
- crash,
- dependence,
- devoured by desire,
- dipsomania,
- drug addiction,
- drug culture,
- drug dependence,
- fervid,
- habituation,
- hunger,
- hungering,
- hungry,
- itch,
- itching,
- lust,
- mad with lust,
- mania,
- nicotine addiction,
- passion,
- physical dependence,
- prurience,
- pruriency,
- prurient,
- psychological dependence,
- sexual desire,
- thirst,
- thirsting,
- thirsty,
- tolerance,
- urge,
- withdrawal sickness,
- withdrawal symptoms