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rev

(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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rev

(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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rev

(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.
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rev

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


Past participle: revved
Gerund: revving

Imperative
rev
rev
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
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:rev - rate of revolution of a motor]rev - rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs"
rate - 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"
increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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Translations
يَزيدُ السُّرْعَه
přivést do vysokých otáčekzvýšit rychlost
felpörget
apsisukimaididinti apsisukimų skaičiųdidinti greitįpadidinti apsisukimų skaičių
palielināt apgriezienu skaitu
zvýšiť rýchlosť
devrini yükseltmekgaz vermek

rev

[rev] (Aut etc)
A. N → revolución f
B. VT (also to rev up) [+ engine] → girar
C. VI (also to rev up) → girar (rápidamente)
the plane was revving up → se aceleraban los motores del avión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rev

[ˈrɛv]
vt [+ engine] → emballer
vi [engine] → s'emballer
revs npl
the revs (= engine speed) → le régime
rev up
vt sep [+ car, motorbike] → emballer le moteur de
vi → monter en régime
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rev

n abbr of revolution (Aut) → Umdrehung f; the number of revs per minute → die Dreh- or Tourenzahl pro Minute ; 4,000 revs per minute → 4.000 Umdrehungen or Touren (inf) → pro Minute ; rev counter → Drehzahlmesser m, → Tourenzähler m
vi (driver) → den Motor auf Touren bringen ; (noisily) → den Motor aufheulen lassen ; (engine) → aufheulen
vt engine → aufheulen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rev

[rɛv] (fam)
1. n (Aut) → giro
3,000 revs per minute → 3.000 giri al minuto
to keep the revs up → tenere il motore su di giri
2. vt (engine) → mandare su di giri
3. vi (also rev up) (car) → andar su di giri, imballarsi; (driver) → tenere il motore su di giri
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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. versnel يَزيدُ السُّرْعَه увеличавам броя на оборотите acelerar zvýšit rychlost, přivést do vysokých otáček auf Touren bringen/kommen speede up μαρσάρω, φουλάρω acelerar kiirust lisama دور برداشتن؛ زیاد کردن kiihdyttää moottoria emballer le moteur לְהַגְבִּיר "טורִים" (इंजन का) परिक्रमण povećati broj okreta, turirati felpörget(i a motort) menaikan kecepatan auka snúningshraða vélar; þenja, gefa inn accelerare 回転を増す 속도를 급히 올리다 (pa)didinti greitį/apsisukimų skaičių palielināt apgriezienu skaitu memutarkan het toerental opvoeren gi gass, ruse przyspieszyć obroty, `podgazować` دماشين ګر ځيدل:چټك كول ګړندى كول:چابك كيدل،ګړندى كيدل (لكه دماشين يادموټر acelerar a ambala motorul увеличивать обороты, газовать zvýšiť rýchlosť povečati število obratov ubrzati okretaje rusa, varva [upp] ทําให้เครื่องยนต์เดินเร็วขึ้น devrini yükseltmek, gaz vermek 加速 збільшувати швидкість انجن کی رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc 加速
revs noun plural
revolutions (of a car engine etc). thirty revs a second. omwenteling دَوْرَة السَّيّارَه оборот rotações otáčky die Umdrehung omdrejningstal στροφές revoluciones pöörded دور موتور kierrosluku tours סִיבוב לְדָקָה चक्र प्रति सेकंड okretaji fordulatszám putaran snúningshraði vélar giri 回転 회전 apsisukimai apgrieziens putaran omwenteling omdreininger obroty دماشين ګر ځيدل rotaçOes turaţii обороты otáčky obrati obrtaji varv การหมุนรอบของเครื่องยนต์ devir 轉速 оберт двигуна موٹر کار انجن کی رفتار vòng quay của máy 转速
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