rev

R0202000 (rĕv) Informal n. A revolution, as of a motor.v. revved, rev·ving, revs v.tr.1. a. To increase the speed of (a motor, for example): revved the engine.b. To accelerate or increase: orders to rev up factory output.2. To make livelier or more productive: revving ourselves up for the game; efforts to rev the economy.v.intr.1. To operate at an increased speed: heard the motors revving.2. To accelerate in quantity or activity.

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(rɛv) n (Automotive Engineering) revolution per minute: the engine was doing 5000 revs. vb, revs, revving or revved (Automotive Engineering) (often foll by up) to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)

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(rɛv)

n., v. revved, rev•ving. n. 1. a revolution of the crankshaft or other rotating part within an engine. v.t. 2. to accelerate sharply the speed of (an internal-combustion engine), esp. while the clutch is disengaged (often fol. by up). v.i. 3. (of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often fol. by up). 4. rev up, a. to increase in activity or speed; accelerate sharply: The economy began to rev up. b. to stimulate or stir up; excite. [1900–05; short for revolution]

Rev.

1. Revelation; Revelations. 2. Reverend.

rev.

1. revenue. 2. reverse. 3. review; reviewed. 4. revise; revised. 5. revision. 6. revolution. 7. revolving.

rev

- An abbreviation of revolution.See also related terms for revolution.

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Past participle: revved
Gerund: revving

Imperative
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Present
I rev
you rev
he/she/it revs
we rev
you rev
they rev

Preterite
I revved
you revved
he/she/it revved
we revved
you revved
they revved

Present Continuous
I am revving
you are revving
he/she/it is revving
we are revving
you are revving
they are revving

Present Perfect
I have revved
you have revved
he/she/it has revved
we have revved
you have revved
they have revved

Past Continuous
I was revving
you were revving
he/she/it was revving
we were revving
you were revving
they were revving

Past Perfect
I had revved
you had revved
he/she/it had revved
we had revved
you had revved
they had revved

Future
I will rev
you will rev
he/she/it will rev
we will rev
you will rev
they will rev

Future Perfect
I will have revved
you will have revved
he/she/it will have revved
we will have revved
you will have revved
they will have revved

Future Continuous
I will be revving
you will be revving
he/she/it will be revving
we will be revving
you will be revving
they will be revving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been revving
you have been revving
he/she/it has been revving
we have been revving
you have been revving
they have been revving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been revving
you will have been revving
he/she/it will have been revving
we will have been revving
you will have been revving
they will have been revving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been revving
you had been revving
he/she/it had been revving
we had been revving
you had been revving
they had been revving

Conditional
I would rev
you would rev
he/she/it would rev
we would rev
you would rev
they would rev

Past Conditional
I would have revved
you would have revved
he/she/it would have revved
we would have revved
you would have revved
they would have revved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rev - rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs"revolutions per minute, rpmrate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
Verb	1.	rev - increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine"rev upincrease - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

Translations

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rev

(rev) – past tense, past participle revved – (often rev up) verb to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc). He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.加速revs noun plural revolutions (of a car engine etc). thirty revs a second.转速

rev

rev up

1. Of a motor, to increase very quickly or suddenly in rotational speed. Every night, at exactly 2 AM, I hear the sound of motorcycle engines revving up outside my house.2. To increase the speed of a motor, especially very quickly or suddenly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "rev" and "up." The driver beside me started revving up his engine while we waited for the light to turn green, egging me on to engage with him in a road race. Don't rev the motor up like that—it's really disturbing for everyone who lives in this neighborhood.3. To begin rapidly increasing in intensity, activity, or amount. Sales of the product were pretty low for the first few months, but they really revved up once that famous rapper started talking about it on social media. Public interest in the election began revving up after one of the candidates made some controversial remarks during a radio interview.4. To cause something to begin rapidly increasing in intensity, activity, or amount. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "rev" and "up." We started revving production up after it became clear that there was great public demand for the toy. We need to find a way to rev up public engagement with this issue.See also: rev, up

rev something up

to make an idling engine run very fast, in short bursts of power. Hey! Stop revving it up! I wish that Tom wouldn't sit out in front of our house in his car and rev up his engine.See also: rev, up

rev up

to increase in amount or activity. Production revved up after the strike. We're hoping business will rev up soon.See also: rev, up

rev up

Increase the speed or rate of, enliven, stimulate, as in Bill revved up the motor, or They looked for ways to rev up the ad campaign. The verb rev is an abbreviation for revolution, alluding to the rate of rotation of an engine. The idiom dates from about 1920 and has been used figuratively since the mid-1900s. See also: rev, up

rev up

v. Slang 1. To make some engine work faster by injecting it with fuel: The mechanic revved up the engine before the race. We revved the engine up and sped off.2. To work faster due to an injection of fuel: The old car's engine revved up when I pushed the accelerator.3. To make someone or something more lively or productive: We had a pep rally to rev ourselves up for the game. The administration is making efforts to rev up the economy.4. To increase in rate, amount, or activity: Production revved up after the war started.5. To improve the quality of something: We need to add something to this batter to rev up the flavor. Those candles really revved up the festive atmosphere.See also: rev, up

rev

mod. revolting. Fix you hair! You are so rev!

rev something up

tv. to speed up an engine in short bursts. Tom sat at the traffic light revving up his engine. See also: rev, something, up

revved (up)

mod. excited, perhaps by drugs. The kids were all revved up, ready to party. See also: rev, up

revved

verbSee revved upSee also: rev

REV

Acronym	Definition
REV➣Revolution
REV➣Reverse
REV➣Reverend
REV➣Review
REV➣Revised
REV➣Revision
REV➣Revelations (bible)
REV➣Reversal
REV➣Revlon Inc (stock symbol)
REV➣Reverendo (Spanish title)
REV➣Revolver (Beatles album)
REV➣Real Estate Valuation (appraisals)
REV➣Recovery Volume
REV➣Reticuloendotheliosis Virus
REV➣Requirements Engineering Visualization (IEEE workshop)
REV➣Ron Eydt Village (University of Waterloo)
REV➣Rural Enterprise Valley (UK)
REV➣Representative Elementary Volume
REV➣Reconnaissance, Expérience, Valorisation (French: Recognition, Learning, Enrichment)
REV➣Real Estate Voices (website)
REV➣Réseau d'Entraide Volontaire (French: Mutual Volunteer Network)
REV➣Rotating-Element Electric-Field Vector
REV➣Room's Eye View
REV➣Race Evolution Vehicle (Transformers)
REV➣Biennial Vietnam National Conference on Radio & Electronics
REV➣Remote Evaluation Specification
REV➣Redundancy Expected Value

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noun rate of revolution of a motor

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verb increase the number of rotations per minute

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