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verb [transitive] American English pronunciation: craft /kræft/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theycraft
he/she/itcrafts
present participlecrafting
past tensecrafted
past participlecrafted

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  1. to make or produce something skillfully

    finely crafted leather goods

    There have been many attempts to craft a permanent peace settlement.

    hand-crafted (=made by hand, not by a machine):

    hand-crafted furniture

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