noun rapine; rapacity.
2. raven ·vt to obtain or seize by violence.
3. raven ·vt to devour with great eagerness.
4. raven ·noun prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
5. raven ·vi to prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
6. raven ·adj of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
7. raven ·noun a large black passerine bird (corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. it is native of the northern parts of europe, asia, and america, and is noted for its sagacity.