rave
1. a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- raves are very popular in Berlin
• Hypernyms:
dance
2. an extravagantly enthusiastic review
- he gave it a rave
• Hypernyms:
review, critique, critical review, review article
1. participate in an all-night techno dance party
• Derivationally related forms:
raver
• Hypernyms:
party
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
• Syn:
rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on
• Derivationally related forms:
raver, raving, spouter (for: spout), jabberer (for: jabber), jabbering (for: jabber), jabber (for: jabber), rant (for: rant), ranter (for: rant), ranting (for: rant)
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue rave
- Sam and Sue rave over the results of the experiment
3. praise enthusiastically
- She raved about that new restaurant
• Syn:
gush
• Derivationally related forms:
gush (for: gush)
• Hypernyms:
praise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue rave over the results of the experiment
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