Definition of craves:
(v) :
(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
(v) :
(transitive, archaic or literary) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
(v) :
(transitive, obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.
(n) :
(Scots law) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.