raves

Noun (1)

rave (countable and uncountable, plural raves)

1. (countable, informal) An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
   • It was the critic's rave that made me want to see the show.

   Synonyms:

   raving review

2. A large-scale dance party with strobe lights and fast-paced electronic dance music, often illegally organized open-air or in underground venues.
   • She has attended a rave every weekend this month.

   Synonyms:

   rave-up

3. (uncountable) The genres of electronic dance music made to be played in rave parties.
   • I danced to rave music all night.

Noun (2)

rave (plural raves)

1. One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.
   • It was astonishing to see how he had gnawed the rave of the sled.1851, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 3, page 519

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