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rev
1[rev]
verb (used with object)
to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often followed byup ).
verb (used without object)
(of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often followed byup ).
verb phrase
to increase in strength or accelerate sharply.
The economy is beginning to rev up.
rev.
2abbreviation
revenue.
reverse.
review.
reviewed.
revise; revised.
revision.
revolution.
revolving.
Rev.
3abbreviation
Bible.Revelation.
Reverend.
rev.
1abbreviation
revenue
reverse(d)
review
revise(d)
revision
revolution
revolving
Rev.
2abbreviation
Bible Revelation
Reverend
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)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rev1
Example Sentences
On Sunday, two motorcycles could be seen inching their way through a crowd of demonstrators, revving their engines to the cheers of the crowd.
In one particularly wild moment, two people riding motorcycles inched their way to the front of the protest crowd, revving their engines and drawing cheers.
Two people rode motorcycles to the front of the crowd, revving their engines and drawing cheers from bystanders.
“Little bit of Neil Diamond,” he said as the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra revved up the go-go self-improvement jive of “Crunchy Granola Suite.”
Throughout “Andor” Season 2, we also watched the Empire slowly rev up its border policing — especially when it came to Ghorman.
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