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rave-up
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rave-up (rvp)
n.
1. A wild or vigorous musical performance.
2. Chiefly British A raucous party or gathering.
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Noun1.rave-up - a raucous gathering
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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rave-up [ˈreɪvʌp] N (Brit) → juerga f
rave-up
n (dated Brit sl: = party) → Fete f (inf), → tolle Party (inf)
rave-up [ˈreɪvʌp] n (Brit) (fam) to have a rave-up → dare una grande festa
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The subdued numbers on the record sound great, and I wish he saved the rave-ups for the stage.
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While the musicians may still have dreams of becoming the Clash for the new millennium in the back of their collective heads, Rancid is best when they are being Rancid, and that's exactly what you get on the band's first studio album in six years, "Let the Dominoes Fall," which features 19 piping hot punk rave-ups clocking in at a lean, mean 45 minutes.
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