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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), obs. imp. of {Rive}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast? --Addison. [1913 Webster] The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. [1913 Webster] The hallowed scene Which others rave of, though they know it not. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {rave}] 3: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" [syn: {rave}, {gush}] From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [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 V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: RAVE Relational Advanced Visual Environment