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Definition of Raven
1. Verb. Obtain or seize by violence.
2. Noun. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail.
3. Verb. Prey on or hunt for. "These mammals predate certain eggs"
4. Verb. Eat greedily. "They Raven more bread"; "He devoured three sandwiches"
5. Verb. Feed greedily. "The lions ravened the bodies"
Definition of Raven
1. n. 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.
2. a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.
3. n. Rapine; rapacity.
4. v. t. To obtain or seize by violence.
5. v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
Definition of Raven
1. Proper noun. (English female given name) for a girl with raven hair, used since the 1970s. ¹
2. Noun. A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus ''Corvus'', especially the common raven, ''Corvus corax''. ¹
3. Adjective. Of the color of the raven; jet-black ¹
4. Noun. Rapine; rapacity. ¹
5. Noun. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. ¹
6. Verb. (archaic) To obtain or seize by violence. ¹
7. Verb. To devour with great eagerness. ¹
8. Verb. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raven
1. to eat in a ravenous manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Raven
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