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rev
1[ rev ]
verb (used with object)
- to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
- (of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often followed by up ).
verb phrase
- to increase in strength or accelerate sharply:
The economy is beginning to rev up.
rev.
2abbreviation for
- revenue.
- reverse.
- review.
- reviewed.
- revise; revised.
- revision.
- revolution.
- revolving.
Rev.
3abbreviation for
- Bible. Revelation.
- Reverend.
Rev.
1abbreviation for
- Bible Revelation
- Reverend
rev.
2abbreviation for
- revenue
- reverse(d)
- review
- revise(d)
- revision
- revolution
- revolving
rev
3/ ɛ /
noun
- revolution per minute
the engine was doing 5000 revs
verb
- often foll by up to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)
Word History and Origins
Origin of rev1
Example Sentences
began as a childhood fascination eventually revved up into something much more.
If the main parties are downbeat, Farage is all revved up: arriving on stage at his campaign launch on a tractor.
Most of its featured romantic betrayals and fistfights were real, revved into the red by producers taking advantage of their subject's emotional discombobulation.
“We must focus on revving up a transformed messaging machine for the new political paradigm,” Carville wrote.
“She had some past history of illness, was told not to cross a line, didn’t listen, revved her engine, and continued driving. The barriers stopped her.”
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