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# craze

«craze» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a craze, crazes); verb (craze, crazes, crazed, crazing — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#m1)

2) (verb, rare) To craze means to make someone wild or mad, mostly seen as «crazed». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#m2)

3) (verb) When glaze on pottery or glass crazes, it gets a pattern of tiny cracks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "crazed" means broken or made foolish and sick. The psalmist says fools suffer because of their sins. Interpretation: The Psalm is among those read as thanks for rescue from illness. It teaches that suffering can be linked to wrongdoing, and that God answers prayer. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, a craze is a fad in the playground: loom bands, fidget spinners, yo-yos, trading cards. In history lessons there were crazes like the hula hoop. In stories it shows something everyone suddenly wants. Common phrases: «the latest craze», «a craze for», «sweep the country», «craze took off», «crazed with fear».

### examples

- Crazed because of the way of their transgression, and afflicted because of their iniquities — (Writings PSA.107.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x1)
- Fidget spinners were a huge craze at our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x2)
- The latest craze is a dance from a video app. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x3)
- The hula hoop craze swept America long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x4)
- Every kid wanted the cards while the craze lasted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x5)
- Crazes come and go very quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x6)
- There was a craze for slime in Year 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x7)
- The old teapot's glaze had crazed into a web of fine cracks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x8)
- The crazed bull charged at the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/#x9)

### note

Plural: crazes. A craze is short-lived; if something stays popular for years, it is not just a craze. Related words: «crazy», «crazed» (wild with fear or anger). «Fad» means almost the same as «craze».

### In the corpora

- [What is his new craze?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/12/)
- [I wonder what new fad he has taken up now?» (a fad = a short-lived craze).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/29-willows-ch2-part1-ducks-ditty-and-toad-hall/33/)
- [Toad's motor-car craze was a real craze of rich people at the time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/83-toad-s-edwardian-england-early-motor-cars-caravans-steam-trains-wash-day-and-gold-sovereigns/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «craze» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/craze/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.