(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.