| NOUN | event | rave | a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played |
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| communication | rave | an extravagantly enthusiastic review | |
| VERB | social | rave | participate in an all-night techno dance party |
| communication | rave, rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on | talk / talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | |
| communication | rave, gush | praise enthusiastically |
| Sounds | rey'v | |
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| Rhymes | airwave ... wave / Wave: 29 rhymes with eyv... | |
| Meaning | A dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played. | |
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| Example | "raves are very popular in Berlin" | |
| Broader | dance | A party for social dancing |
| Verbs | rave | participate in an all-night techno dance party |
| Meaning | An extravagantly enthusiastic review. | |
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| Example | "he gave it a rave" | |
| Broader | review, critique, critical review, review article | An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) |
| Verbs | rave | praise enthusiastically |
| Meaning | Participate in an all-night techno dance party. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | party | Have or participate in a party / party |
| Nouns | rave | a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played |
| raver | a participant in a rave dancing party | |
| Meaning | talk / talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue rave; Sam and Sue rave over the results of the experiment | |
| Synonyms | rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Catalan | xerrar | |
| Spanish | charlar | |
| Nouns | raver | someone who rants and raves |
| raving | declaiming wildly | |
| Meaning | praise enthusiastically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue rave over the results of the experiment | |
| Example | "She raved about that new restaurant" | |
| Synonym | gush | |
| Broader | praise | Express approval of |
| Nouns | rave | an extravagantly enthusiastic review |