(rāv) v. raved, rav·ing v.i.
1. To speak wildly or incoherently.
2. To speak with extravagant enthusiasm.
3. To make a wild, roaring sound; rage: The wind raved through the trees.
—v.t.
4. To utter wildly or incoherently.
—noun
1. The act or state of raving; a frenzy.
2. Colloq. A highly favorable critical comment: The play drew raves.
—adjective Colloq. Extravagantly enthusiastic: rave reviews. [<OF raver, rever <L rabere rage]

(rāv) noun
1. A vertical sidepiece in a wagon body, or in a hand car or sleigh.
2. The wooden or iron piece that fastens the beam to the runners of a logging sled. [Origin unknown]