rev

noun

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Definition of rev

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : a revolution of a motor

2 : revolution per minute —usually used in plural

rev

verb

revved; revving

Definition of rev (Entry 2 of 4)

transitive verb

1a : to step up the number of revolutions per minute of —often used with uprev up the engine

b : increase —used with uprev up production

2 : to drive or operate especially at high speed —often used with up

3 : to make more active or effective —used with uprevving up the economy

4 : to stir up : excite —usually used with uprevved up the kids before bedtime

intransitive verb

1 : to operate at an increased speed of revolution —usually used with up

2 : to increase in amount or activity —usually used with upthe campaign revved up

3 : to become more excited especially in anticipation —usually used with upthe partygoers were revving up

rev

abbreviation (1)

Definition of rev (Entry 3 of 4)

1 revenue

2 reverse

3 review; reviewed

4 revised; revision

5 revolution

Rev

abbreviation (2)

Definition of Rev (Entry 4 of 4)

1 Revelation

2 reverend

Examples of rev in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The rev-matching is nice if a rider is caught out on a late-corner downshift. — Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, "2019 KTM 790 Duke: a lightweight, midsize rocket of a bike," 25 Aug. 2019 The capcom woke Buzz Aldrin one rev early to do a rendezvous radar check. — Jennifer Bogo, Popular Mechanics, "The Oral History of Apollo 11," 18 July 2019 Yet the young men wear new American sports gear and rev shiny dirt bikes. — The Economist, "The murky world of Madagascar’s roaring vanilla trade," 5 July 2019 That makes sense, as this natural chemical has been shown to curb appetite and rev metabolism. — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, "Can the Satiating Diet Help You Lose Weight? Here's What a Nutritionist Thinks," 10 June 2019 One other note from the audio department: Lightweight Inconel exhaust manifolds supplant the GTB’s tubular headers, and the resulting high-rev resonances are brighter and louder, up to 8 dB in the Pista’s cabin, says Ferrari. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "I Drove a Screaming Fast Ferrari Among Ordinary Cars," 21 Feb. 2019 The dual-overhead-cam engine is a rev-willing VTEC design that produces its peak 272 horsepower at 6500 rpm, down slightly from the previous car’s 279-horse V-6. — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, "2019 Acura RDX Crossover: Return of the Turbocharged Four," 29 Mar. 2018 First, these will be the last Corvettes with a manual transmission—a trick seven-speeder with a rev-matching function for downshifting. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Corvette ZR1: The Last, and Best, of Its Kind," 28 Nov. 2018 Any true health fiend knows, though, that the wind-down is just as important as the rev-up. — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, "The 11 Best Gifts for the Wellness Warrior in Your Life," 14 Nov. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb That lack of consistency is what the Magic will be hoping to shore up during the final three games of their current five-game homestand, which revs back up Wednesday night against Philadelphia. — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, "Magic encouraged by modest scoring progress during homestand," 9 Nov. 2019 Jaroslaw Domanski, 52, of the 9100 block of Cheese Road, Darien, was charged with disorderly conduct for revving two car engines at 11:58 p.m. Oct. 26 on the 9100 block of Cheese Road. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Burr Ridge police blotter: Threats reported at gas station," 8 Nov. 2019 Veterans Day isn’t the only time folks in the car business get revved up over those who have served in the Armed Services. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Auto dealers, manufacturers serve those who served," 8 Nov. 2019 To walk through that world, which is an insane engine that revs up and then explodes — it's done with such ease and grace. — Alison Brower, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Morning Show': Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon on "Uncanny" Relevance in #MeToo Era and "Vampire Lives" of A.M. Anchors," 7 Nov. 2019 But Powell and colleagues found that their version of DON revved up T cells to destroy cancer cells. — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, "Revamped cancer drug starves tumors in mice," 7 Nov. 2019 The song came closer to a boil when Chancellor revved up his bass lines. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Tool channel demons — and Dwight Schrute — at intense Halloween show at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum," 1 Nov. 2019 Tuesday, a day after full production revved back up at GM's U.S. plants, the automaker reported a third-quarter pretax profit of $3 billion, down 5.9% from $3.2 billion a year earlier. — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, "GM shows profit of $3 billion in third quarter despite strike," 29 Oct. 2019 Falling mortgage have again boosted sales, while a decline in new home construction has left buyers with fewer options and revved up competition. — Elliot Njus, oregonlive.com, "Portland leads West Coast metros in rising home prices amid slowdown," 27 Aug. 2019

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rev

noun

English Language Learners Definition of rev

(Entry 1 of 2)

informal : a complete turn of an engine part

rev

verb

English Language Learners Definition of rev (Entry 2 of 2)

: to cause (an engine) to run more quickly : to increase the revolutions per minute of (a motor in a vehicle)

See the full definition for rev in the English Language Learners Dictionary

rev

verb

\ ˈrev

revved; revving

Kids Definition of rev

: to increase the number of revolutions per minute of (a motor) rev an engine

Rev.

abbreviation

Kids Definition of Rev.

reverend

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