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Rave

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Noun

1. rave

a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played

Example Sentences:
'raves are very popular in Berlin'

2. rave

an extravagantly enthusiastic review

Example Sentences:
'he gave it a rave'

Verb

3. rave

participate in an all-night techno dance party

4. jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

5. gush, rave

praise enthusiastically

Example Sentences:
'She raved about that new restaurant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rave

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verb
1. 
to utter (something) in a wild or incoherent manner, as when mad or delirious
2. (intransitive)
to speak in an angry uncontrolled manner
3. (intransitive)
(of the sea, wind, etc) to rage or roar
4. (intr; foll by over or about) informal
to write or speak (about) with great enthusiasm
5. (intransitive) British slang
to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly
noun
6. informal
a. 
enthusiastic or extravagant praise
b. 
(as modifier)
a rave review
7. British slang
a. Also called: rave-up
a party
b. 
a professionally organized party for young people, with electronic dance music, sometimes held in a field or disused building
8. British slang
a fad or fashion
the latest rave
9. 
a name given to various types of dance music, such as techno, that feature fast electronic rhythm
noun
a vertical sidepiece on a wagon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rave

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verb intransitiveWord forms: raved or ˈraving
1. 
to talk incoherently or wildly, as in a delirious or demented state
2. 
to talk with great or excessive enthusiasm (about)
3. 
to rage or roar, as a storm
verb transitive
4. 
to utter incoherently
noun
5. 
an act or instance of raving
6. 
a raving action or speech
7. 
a kind of loosely organized dance party, lasting through the night, that originated in Britain in the 1980s: a rave features techno music and typically includes the use of psychedelic drugs
8.  US, Informal
an extremely or excessively enthusiastic commendation
often used attributively

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rave

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v. raved, rav·ing, raves
v.intr.
1. To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.
2. To move with great violence or intensity: The storm raved along the coast.
3. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.
4. To attend a rave.
v.tr.
To utter or express in a frenzied or unrestrained manner.
n.
1. The act or an instance of raving.
2. Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.
3.
a. An all-night dance party, especially one at which techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.
b. Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.
adj.
Informal
Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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