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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  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.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), obs.
     imp. of Rive.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.0.44 :   [ 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.0.44 :   [ 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 Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ 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 Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  RAVE
       Relational Advanced Visual Environment
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rave \Rave\, v. t.
     To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave
     nonsense. --Young.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ 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]
       3: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new
          restaurant" [syn: gush]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     Γαλλικά n.
     το γογγύλι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     Danish vb.
     1 reel
     2 stagger, totter, lurch
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl raven  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la rāvus  voc m s)
     n.
     An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
     vb.
     1 To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act
  irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
     2 To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
     3 To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or
  excitement; followed by ''about'', ''of'', or (formerly) ''on''.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To rush wildly or furiously.
     5 To attend a rave (dance party).
     n.
     One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a
  sleigh.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of: rive)
     Swedish alt.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)
     Swedish n.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Rave
     n.
     (surname: en).
     Spanish n.
     (surname: es)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     n.
     An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
     vb.
     1 To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act
  irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
     2 To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
     3 To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or
  excitement; followed by ''about'', ''of'', or (formerly) ''on''.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To rush wildly or furiously.
     5 To attend a rave (dance party).
     n.
     One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a
  sleigh.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of: rive)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Rave
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     Danish vb.
     1 reel
     2 stagger, totter, lurch
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl raven  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la rāvus  voc m s)
     n.
     An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
     vb.
     1 To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act
  irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
     2 To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
     3 To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or
  excitement; followed by ''about'', ''of'', or (formerly) ''on''.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To rush wildly or furiously.
     5 To attend a rave (dance party).
     n.
     One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a
  sleigh.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of: rive)
     Swedish alt.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)
     Swedish n.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Rave
     n.
     (surname: en).
     Spanish n.
     (surname: es)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     Danish vb.
     1 reel
     2 stagger, totter, lurch
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl raven  1 s pres ind ; s pres sub ; imp)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la rāvus  voc m s)
     n.
     An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
     vb.
     1 To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act
  irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
     2 To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
     3 To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or
  excitement; followed by ''about'', ''of'', or (formerly) ''on''.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To rush wildly or furiously.
     5 To attend a rave (dance party).
     n.
     One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a
  sleigh.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (en-simple past of: rive)
     Swedish alt.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)
     Swedish n.
     n (l en rave) (all-night dance party with electronic music, or the
  associated culture)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Rave
     n.
     (surname: en).
     Spanish n.
     (surname: es)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     Englanti n.
     reivit
     Englanti vb.
     1 hourailla
     2 riehua
     3 osallistua reivit

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     n.
     ''stavningsvariant till'' rejv

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Rave
     Tyska n.
     rejv

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  rave
     n.
     ''stavningsvariant till'' rejv

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Rave /ʁɛɪ̯v/ 
  rave
  ausgelassene, meist im großen Stil und im Freien stattfindende Tanzveranstaltung mit elektronischer Musik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  الهذيان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  възторжена критика
  enthusiastic review

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  1. говоря несвързано
  to speak or write incoherently
  2. говоря възторжено
  to talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion; followed by about

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  běsnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  bláznit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  zuřit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
   [Br.]  [coll.] Fete , Party 
     Synonym: bash
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  Schwärmerei 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  sich lautstark beschweren, herumschimpfen, schimpfen wie ein Rohrspatz, Terz machen  [Dt.]  [ugs.]
        "ranted and raved"  - sich lautstark beschwert, herumgeschimpft, geschimpt wie ein Rohrspatz, Terz gemacht
        "You can rant and rave all you want, it's not going to change things."  - Du kannst schimpfen so viel du willst, es wird sich dadurch nichts ändern.
     Synonyms: rant and rave, rant
  
   see: ranting, raving, ranted, raved
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  raven 
           Note: nach Techno-Musik tanzen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  wirres Zeug reden, verworrenes Zeug von sich geben, konfus daherreden 
        "She raved about a black ghost."  - Sie faselte etwas von einem schwarzen Geist.
     Synonym: talk wildly
  
           Note: incoherently

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  
  ενθουσιώδης, διθυραμβικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  1. reivit
  dance party
  2. ylistys
  enthusiastic review

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  1. reivata
  to attend a rave
  2. horista, houria, höpistä, höpöttää
  to speak or write incoherently
  3. ylistää
  to talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion; followed by about

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  rave /reiv/
  être fou

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  1. जानदार~पार्टी~नृत्य~आदि
        "Youngesters enjoyed the all-night raves. "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  1. अतिप्रशंसा
        "The music concert got rave reviews in the papers."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/ 
  1. अरबर~बकना
        "The patient with a high fever began to rave."
  2. क्रोधित~होकर~बात~करना
        "When he was accused of stealing,he raved wildly.   "
  3. प्रशंसा~करना
        "Everyone is raving about her latest film,"The God Mother.""

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  buncati, govoriti, mahnitati, urlati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  1. vendégoldal
  2. szekéroldal
  3. lelkesedés
  4. kocsioldal

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  レイブ, レイヴ
  dance party

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  rave /reiv/
  morari

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  rave /reiv/
  krankzinnig zijn

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  rave /reɪv/
  I.   1.  wywnętrzać się, wygadywać
   2.  [nieform]  szaleć z entuzjazmu, szaleć (about - wobec)
  II.    [nieform]  szalony entuzjazm
  III.    [nieform]  rozentuzjazmowany

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  rave //ɹeɪv// 
  rejv
  dance party

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  1. çıldırmak, çılgınca bağırıp çağırmak, hezeyan etmek
  2. çıIgınca bağırma
  3. çıIgınlık
  4. şevklendirici.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rave /ɹˈeɪv/
  1. fazla yük kaldırabilmesi için at arabasının yanlarına ilave edilen parmaklık.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  rave /ʁev/ /ʁɛv/ 
  Rave

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  rave /ʁev/ /ʁɛv/ 
  ρέιβ πάρτι

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  rave /ʁev/ /ʁɛv/ 
  rave

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  rave /ʁav/ 
  burak, rzepa

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  rave /ʁev/ /ʁɛv/ 
  rave

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  rave /rˌasjonalˈizm/
  izah

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  rave
  rave

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  rave
  rave

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹeɪv/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ʁav/, /ʁɛv/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  183 Moby Thesaurus words for "rave":
     abuse, acclaim, accolade, admiration, applaud, assault, attack,
     babble, barbarize, bark at, bash, batter, be angry,
     be enthusiastic, be excitable, be insane, be livid, be pissed,
     bellow, berate, betongue, blacken, blast, blow a gasket, blow up,
     bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, boil, bounce, bouquet, brag,
     browned off, brutalize, bubble over, bully, burn, butcher,
     carry on, carry on over, catch fire, catch the infection,
     caterwaul, chafe, come apart, craze, declaim, destroy, do, dote,
     drivel, drool, effervesce, encomium, enthuse, excite easily,
     execrate, explode, fad, fashion, favor, fete, fire up, flame up,
     flare up, flash up, flip, fret, fulminate, fulminate against, fume,
     gasconade, get excited, go into hysterics, go on, go on over, gush,
     gush over, hammer, harangue, have a conniption, have a demon,
     have a tantrum, hector, hit the ceiling, hosanna, howl, intimidate,
     jaw, last word, laud, lay waste, load with reproaches, loot,
     make much of, mania, maul, mouth, mug, out-herod Herod, party,
     perorate, pillage, pissed off, plaudits, praise, rag, rage,
     rail at, raise Cain, raise hell, raise the devil, raise the roof,
     ramble, ramp, rampage, rant, rant and rave, rape, rate, rave about,
     rave against, revile, rhapsodize, rhapsody, riot, roar, roister,
     rollick, ruin, run a temperature, run amok, run mad, sack, savage,
     scream, seethe, shout, simmer, sizzle, slang, slaughter, slaver,
     slobber, smoke, smolder, soapbox, soiree, sow chaos, splutter,
     sputter, stew, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, take fire, take on,
     take on over, tear, tear around, terrorize, testimonial, thing,
     throw a fit, thunder, thunder against, tongue-lash, trend, tribute,
     turn a hair, vandalize, vapor, vilify, violate, vituperate, vogue,
     wander, wingding, wreck, yell, yell at, yelp at, yowl
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 狂吼,狂暴;
  v. 愤怒地说,叫嚷,咆哮;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 狂吼,狂暴
     vt.
     vi. 愤怒地说,叫嚷,咆哮

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