Thesaurus: rave

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1. imp. of Rive.
2. n. One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To rush wildly or furiously.
5. v. i. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty.
6. v. t. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.
7. n. a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
8. n. an extravagantly enthusiastic review
9. v. participate in an all-night techno dance party
10. v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
11. v. praise enthusiastically
12. One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh. 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. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense. Young.