rev /ɹɛv/verb 1noun 3forms 3phrases 1 verb1 •To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.He revved the engine in a rather macho style.You could hear the engines revving from a mile away. noun3 •Clipping of revolution (of something spinning).He pushed the revs up and up, hurrying the car to eighty then to ninety, his huge Marchal headlights boring a safe white tunnel, nearly half a mile long, between the walls of the night. — 1953 •Clipping of reverend •Clipping of revenue formsrevved · revving · revs Phrases with rev rev upTo increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
rev. adjective 2noun 2phrases 1 adjective2 •Abbreviation of revised. •Abbreviation of reversed, in case citations. noun2 •Abbreviation of review. •Abbreviation of revision. Phrases with rev. rev upTo increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
REV noun 2phrases 1 noun2 •Initialism of range-extended vehicle or range extender vehicle •Acronym of rotary exhaust valve Phrases with REV rev upTo increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
