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title: craze — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «craze» in the school dictionary: A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# craze

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**Who acts:** craze, glaze crazes, tiny cracks, Fidget spinners, latest craze, hoop craze · **What happens:** be, become, fade, craze, mean, make · **To what, where:** something, toy, someone, pattern, huge craze, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«craze» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [craze in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/craze.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:m1:1
# text = A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	25	advmod	_	_
25	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a craze | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present |  | a toy and game or dance |  |  |  | popular, suddenly *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fade** | present |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To craze means to make someone wild or mad, mostly seen as «crazed».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:m2:1
# text = To craze means to make someone wild or mad, mostly seen as «crazed».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	craze	craze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	crazed	craze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **craze** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | wild *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 4 | **see** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | mostly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **craze** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When glaze on pottery or glass crazes, it gets a pattern of tiny cracks.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:m3:1
# text = When glaze on pottery or glass crazes, it gets a pattern of tiny cracks.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
2	glaze	glaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	crazes	craze	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cracks	crack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | glaze crazes | a pattern of tiny cracks |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pattern=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pattern** |  | tiny cracks |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fidget spinners were a huge craze at our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x1:1
# text = Fidget spinners were a huge craze at our school.
1	Fidget	fidget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	spinners	spinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Fidget spinners | a huge craze |  | our school |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The latest craze is a dance from a video app.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x2:1
# text = The latest craze is a dance from a video app.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	latest	late	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the latest craze | a dance |  | a video app |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hula hoop craze swept America long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x3:1
# text = The hula hoop craze swept America long ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	hula	hula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hoop	hoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	swept	sweep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | past | the hoop craze | America |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location america=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every kid wanted the cards while the craze lasted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x4:1
# text = Every kid wanted the cards while the craze lasted.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | every kid | the cards |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot card=Theme |
| 2 | **last** | past | the craze |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crazes come and go very quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x5:1
# text = Crazes come and go very quickly.
1	Crazes	craze	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Crazes |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | Crazes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a craze for slime in Year 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x6:1
# text = There was a craze for slime in Year 4.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	craze	craze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a craze for slime in Year |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old teapot's glaze had crazed into a web of fine cracks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x7:1
# text = The old teapot's glaze had crazed into a web of fine cracks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teapot	teapot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	glaze	glaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	crazed	craze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cracks	crack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **craze** | past · perfect · passive |  | the old teapot's glaze |  | a web of fine cracks |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crazed bull charged at the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:craze:x8:1
# text = The crazed bull charged at the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	crazed	craze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **craze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** | participle |  | the crazed bull *not said here* |  | the fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at fence=Trajectory |

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