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rev

1 syllable · also revved, revving
verbnoun
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As a verb, rev means increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed. As a noun, it means revolution (of something spinning).

Meanings of rev

4 meanings

verb

  1. 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.”

  2. Increase the number of rotations per minute

    “rev up an engine”

    Similar: rev up

noun

  1. Revolution (of something spinning)

  2. Rate of revolution of a motortime

    “the engine was doing 6000 revs”

    Similar: revolutions per minute, rpm

Abbreviation of reverend.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: rate of revolution of a motor
revolutions per minuterpm
verb: increase the number of rotations per minute
rev up

Words that rhyme with rev

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