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Meaning of 'rave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rave
- imp. of Rive.
2 . Rave [ n.]
- One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.
3 . Rave [ v. i.]
- To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman.
- To rush wildly or furiously.
- To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty.
4 . Rave [ v. t.]
- To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.

Meaning of 'rave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rave [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an extravagantly enthusiastic review
Example in sentence:
  • he gave it a rave
Meaning (2):
- a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
Example in sentence:
  • raves are very popular in Berlin
3 . rave [ v]
Meaning (3):
- praise enthusiastically
Example in sentence:
  • She raved about that new restaurant

Nearby Words:

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