7  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rave 
  n  :  declaiming  wildly  [syn:  {raving}] 
  v  1:  talk  in  a  noisy,  excited,  or  declamatory  manner  [syn:  {rant}, 
  {mouth  off},  {jabber},  {spout},  {rabbit  on}] 
  2:  praise  enthusiastically;  "She  raved  about  that  new 
  restaurant"  [syn:  {gush}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [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  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [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  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  RAVE 
  Relational  Advanced  Visual  Environment 
 
 

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