Rave

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rave \Rave\, v. t.
     To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave
     nonsense. --Young.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), obs.
     imp. of {Rive}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rave \Rave\, n.
     1. An instance of raving.
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     2. A highly flattering or enthusiastic review of a play,
        book, etc.
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     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]
       3: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new
          restaurant" [syn: {gush}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RAVE
       Relational Advanced Visual Environment
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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.
       
          [{Jargon File}]