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rev·el (r

intr.v. rev·eled also rev·elled, rev·el·ing also rev·el·ling, rev·els also rev·els

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.

2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellre, to rebel; see rebel.]

revel·er, revel·ler n.

revel [ˈrɛv^əl]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled (intr)

1. (foll by in) to take pleasure or wallow to revel in success

2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

1. (often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking

2. a less common word for revelry

[from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin rebellāre to revolt, rebel]

reveller n

revelment n

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rev•el (ˈrɛv əl)

v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, v.i.

1. to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury.

2. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities.

3. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.

4. Often, revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity.

[1275–1325; (v.) Middle English < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (n.) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler]

rev′el•er; esp. Brit., rev′el•ler, n.

rev′el•ment, n.

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	revel - unrestrained merrymaking revelry jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity binge, tear, bout, bust - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" booze-up, carousal, carouse, toot, bender - revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy, riot - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity whoopee - noisy and boisterous revelry
Verb	1.	revel - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" delight, enjoy have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
	2.	revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" carouse, roister, riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

revel

verb

celebrate, rave (Brit. slang), carouse, live it up (informal), push the boat out (Brit. informal), whoop it up (informal), make merry, paint the town red (informal), large it (Brit. slang), go on a spree, roister I'm afraid I revelled the night away.

noun

(often plural) merrymaking, party, celebration, rave (Brit. slang), gala, spree, festivity, beano (Brit. slang), debauch, saturnalia, bacchanal, rave-up (Brit. slang), jollification, carousal, hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.),carouse The revels often last until dawn.

revel in something enjoy, relish, indulge in, delight in, savour, thrive on, bask in, wallow in, lap up, take pleasure in, drool over, luxuriate in, crow about, rejoice over, gloat about, rub your hands She revelled in her freedom.

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revel (ˈrevl) – past tense, past participle ˈrevelled , (American) ˈreveled – verb

(with in) to take great delight in something. He revels in danger.

noun

(usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revels.

ˈreveller noun

ˈrevelry – plural ˈrevelries – noun

(often in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revelries.

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rev·el (r

intr.v. rev·eled also rev·elled, rev·el·ing also rev·el·ling, rev·els also rev·els

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.

2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellre, to rebel; see rebel.]

revel·er, revel·ler n.

revel [ˈrɛv^əl]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled (intr)

1. (foll by in) to take pleasure or wallow to revel in success

2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

1. (often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking

2. a less common word for revelry

[from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin rebellāre to revolt, rebel]

reveller n

revelment n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

rev•el (ˈrɛv əl)

v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, v.i.

1. to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury.

2. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities.

3. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.

4. Often, revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity.

[1275–1325; (v.) Middle English < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (n.) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler]

rev′el•er; esp. Brit., rev′el•ler, n.

rev′el•ment, n.

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	revel - unrestrained merrymaking revelry jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity binge, tear, bout, bust - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" booze-up, carousal, carouse, toot, bender - revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy, riot - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity whoopee - noisy and boisterous revelry
Verb	1.	revel - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" delight, enjoy have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
	2.	revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" carouse, roister, riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

revel

verb

noun

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revel (ˈrevl) – past tense, past participle ˈrevelled , (American) ˈreveled – verb

(with in) to take great delight in something. He revels in danger.

noun

(usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revels.

ˈreveller noun

ˈrevelry – plural ˈrevelries – noun

(often in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revelries.

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binge (b

nj)

1. A drunken spree or revel.

a. A period of unrestrained, immoderate self-indulgence.

b. A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink: an eating binge.

intr.v. binged, bing·ing or binge·ing, bing·es

1. To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained: "The story is like a fever dream that a disturbed and imaginative city-dweller might have after binging on comics" (Lloyd Rose).

2. To engage in excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink.

[From dialectal binge, to soak.]

binger n.

Synonyms: binge, fling, jag², orgy, spree
These nouns denote a period of uncontrolled self-indulgence: a gambling binge; had one last fling before beginning a new job; a crying jag; an eating orgy; a shopping spree.

binge [bɪndʒ]

n Informal

1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking

2. excessive indulgence in anything a shopping binge

vb binges, bingeing, binging binged (intr)

to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)

[probably Lincolnshire dialect binge to soak]

binge (bɪndʒ)

n., v. binged, bing•ing. n.

1. a bout of excessive indulgence in eating or drinking; spree.

v.i.

2. to go on a binge.

[1850–55]

bing′er, n.

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	binge - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" orgy, splurge humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
	2.	binge - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" tear, bout, bust revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
Verb	1.	binge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, satiate, stuff eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

binge

noun (Informal)

bout, session, spell, fling, feast, stint, spree, orgy, bender (informal), jag (slang), beano (Brit. slang), sesh (slang), blind (slang) She went on occasional drinking binges.

verb

overeat, pig out (slang) I binged on pizzas and milkshakes.

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