Rave — Defs

01 imp. imp. of Rive.

02 n. One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.

03 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.

imp. & p. p. Raved; p. pr. & vb. n. Raving

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 Killiecrankie.” — Macaulay.
2.
To rush wildly or furiously.
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 of, though they know it not.” — Byron.

04 v. t. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.

05 n. An instance of raving.

1.
An instance of raving.
2.
A highly flattering or enthusiastic review of a play, book, etc.
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]