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Rave : (noun)
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"
(verb)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rave : \Rave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved; 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.
In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer.
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?
--Addison.
The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went
raving down the valley to the gorge of Kiliecrankie.
--Macaulay.
2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spencer.
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 on, though they
know it not. --Byron.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rave : \Rave\, v. t.
To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave
nonsense. --Young.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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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Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Rave : Relational Advanced Visual Environment
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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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.
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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