Rave

[imp. & p. p. RAVED; p. pr. & vb. n. RAVING.] [Fr. rêver, to rave, to be delirious, to dream; Pr. raviar, Pg. raivar, Sp. rabiar, Lat. rabere, to rave, rage, be mad or furious, whence rabies, rage; D. reven, revelen, ravelen, M. H. Ger. reben.] 1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast? Addison. 2. To rush like a madman. The mingled torrent of red coats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie. Macaulay. To rave on, upon, or of, to be mad after; to be enthusiastically set upon; to be excited about; as, to rave upon antiquity. The hallowed scene Which others rave of, though they know it not. Byron.

n. [Prov. Eng. raves, or rather, frames of wood laid over a wagon, so as to enable it to carry a larger load of hay, &c.] The upper side-piece of timber of the body of a cart. [New Eng.]