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Rave   /reɪv/   Listen
noun
Rave  n.  One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.



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



verb
Rave  v. t.  To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.



Rave  v. i.  (past & past part. raved; pres. part. raving)  
1.
To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. "In our madness evermore we rave." "Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?" "The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie."
2.
To rush wildly or furiously.
3.
To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. "The hallowed scene Which others rave of, though they know it not."



Rave  v.  obs. Imp. of Rive.






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"Rave" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mr. Dusautoy strode out at the window, and his wife would not look at Albinia during the minute's struggle to regain her composure, under the mortification that her husband should have let her rave so much and so long about what must be in his own power. Her only comfort was the hope that he had never heard what she said, and she knew that he so extremely disliked a conference with Pettilove, that he would consent to anything rather than have ...
— The Young Step-Mother • Charlotte M. Yonge

... "Man, you rave! Stand up, recover yourself, and answer me to what I shall ask thee: speak truly, and thou shalt have thy life. Whose gold was it that armed thy hand against one who had injured ...
— Memorials and Other Papers • Thomas de Quincey

... the literati are in straits over the censorship question. The literati side with the managers, on the principles of free speech and a free press. But few of the aesthetically super-wise are persistent fans. They rave for freedom, but are not, as a general thing, living back in the home town. They do not face the exigency of having their summer and winter amusement spoiled day ...
— The Art Of The Moving Picture • Vachel Lindsay

... rave as we did on this subject, but it was quite natural, when our jurists, (even the Hon. Caleb Cushing) who were supposed to know their business, assured us that we had right on our side. It was extremely ridiculous to put Captain Wilkes upon a pedestal a little ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 - Devoted to Literature and National Policy. • Various

... motionless, my back to the rail, letting him rave, but watching every movement. I knew the girl's eyes were on my face, although I did not venture to glance toward her, not even when the negro guided her aft through the ring of seamen. Yet this was the one thing I was waiting for, my heart beating fiercely, in fear lest the Lieutenant ...
— Gordon Craig - Soldier of Fortune • Randall Parrish


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