v. 1 rant, rage, storm, fulminate, roar, thunder, howl, yell, caterwaul, yowl, bellow, shout, scream, fly off the handle, Colloq flip one's top or lid, Slang raise hell He kept raving on about his coffee mug having been pinched 2 rave about. praise, laud, rhapsodize over, applaud, gush over Bernard can't stop raving about that new Thai restaurant
n. 3 praise, acclaim, favour, enthusiastic reception, tribute, testimonial, encomium, bouquet, plaudits, accolade, admiration, US hosanna The play got raves in all the newspapers when it opened 4 rage, fashion, vogue, trend, thing, last word, dernier cri, craze, mania, Colloq fad The rave that year was for stiletto heels 5 party, fête, soirée, Colloq do, Slang bash, blow-out, Brit rave-up , US wingding, blast Monica threw quite a rave to celebrate her new job