[syn: rave, gush]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), obs.
imp. of Rive.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\, n. [Prov. E. raves, or rathes, a frame laid on a
wagon, for carrying hay, etc.]
One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or
a sleigh.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved (r[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Raving.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be
delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be
mad or furious. Cf. Rage, Reverie.]
1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk
or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a
madman.
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In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer.
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Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?
--Addison.
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The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went
raving down the valley to the gorge of
Killiecrankie. --Macaulay.
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2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser.
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3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion
or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he
raved about her beauty.
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The hallowed scene
Which others rave of, though they know it not.
--Byron.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\, v. t.
To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave
nonsense. --Young.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\, n.
1. An instance of raving.
[PJC]
2. A highly flattering or enthusiastic review of a play,
book, etc.
[PJC]
3. A clamorous dance party, especially one featuring a band
or disc jockey playing loud modern rock music oriented
toward young people, held in a large room such as a
warehouse, often organized by an informal or ad hoc
sponsor. [originally British slang]
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rave
n 1: a dance party that lasts all night and electronically
synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in
Berlin"
2: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
v 1: participate in an all-night techno dance party
2: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant,
mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave]
3: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new
restaurant" [syn: rave, gush]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
183 Moby Thesaurus words for "rave":
abuse, acclaim, accolade, admiration, applaud, assault, attack,
babble, barbarize, bark at, bash, batter, be angry,
be enthusiastic, be excitable, be insane, be livid, be pissed,
bellow, berate, betongue, blacken, blast, blow a gasket, blow up,
bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, boil, bounce, bouquet, brag,
browned off, brutalize, bubble over, bully, burn, butcher,
carry on, carry on over, catch fire, catch the infection,
caterwaul, chafe, come apart, craze, declaim, destroy, do, dote,
drivel, drool, effervesce, encomium, enthuse, excite easily,
execrate, explode, fad, fashion, favor, fete, fire up, flame up,
flare up, flash up, flip, fret, fulminate, fulminate against, fume,
gasconade, get excited, go into hysterics, go on, go on over, gush,
gush over, hammer, harangue, have a conniption, have a demon,
have a tantrum, hector, hit the ceiling, hosanna, howl, intimidate,
jaw, last word, laud, lay waste, load with reproaches, loot,
make much of, mania, maul, mouth, mug, out-herod Herod, party,
perorate, pillage, pissed off, plaudits, praise, rag, rage,
rail at, raise Cain, raise hell, raise the devil, raise the roof,
ramble, ramp, rampage, rant, rant and rave, rape, rate, rave about,
rave against, revile, rhapsodize, rhapsody, riot, roar, roister,
rollick, ruin, run a temperature, run amok, run mad, sack, savage,
scream, seethe, shout, simmer, sizzle, slang, slaughter, slaver,
slobber, smoke, smolder, soapbox, soiree, sow chaos, splutter,
sputter, stew, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, take fire, take on,
take on over, tear, tear around, terrorize, testimonial, thing,
throw a fit, thunder, thunder against, tongue-lash, trend, tribute,
turn a hair, vandalize, vapor, vilify, violate, vituperate, vogue,
wander, wingding, wreck, yell, yell at, yelp at, yowl
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
RAVE
Relational Advanced Visual Environment
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
rave
vi.
[WPI]
1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.
2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows very little.
3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct the
difficulty.
4. To purposely annoy another person verbally.
5. To evangelize. See flame.
6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such as friendly
bullshitting. ?Rave? differs slightly from flame in that rave implies
that it is the persistence or obliviousness of the person speaking that is
annoying, while flame implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or
content is offensive as well.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
rave
[WPI] 1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.
2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows
very little.
3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct
the difficulty.
4. To purposely annoy another person verbally.
5. To evangelise. See flame.
6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such
as friendly bullshitting. "Rave" differs slightly from
flame in that "rave" implies that it is the persistence or
obliviousness of the person speaking that is annoying, while
flame implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or
content is offensive as well.
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