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(rĕv) 
Informal.
n.
A revolution, as of a motor.
v., revved, rev·ving, revs. v.tr.
Informal.n.
A revolution, as of a motor.
v., revved, rev·ving, revs. v.tr.
- To increase the speed of (a motor, for example): revved the engine.
- To accelerate or increase: orders to rev up factory output.
- To make livelier or more productive: revving ourselves up for the game; efforts to rev the economy.
- To operate at an increased speed: heard the motors revving.
- To accelerate in quantity or activity.
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categories related to 'rev'
- Driving and Repair - rev: (vb) increase engine rpms suddenly
- Abbreviations - rev: reverse; review; revised
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Rev.
Français (French)
abbr. - revenu, contraire, revue, révision, révolution
Deutsch (German)
abbr. - Hochwürden, Pfarrer
Español (Spanish)
abbr. - ganancia, revisar, revolución, rever
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