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rev  (rv) 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.

rev Informal
Noun
revolution per minute (of an engine)
Verb
[revving, revved]
to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.revrev - 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"
Verb1.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"
Translations
rev [rɛv] n abbr (AUT) (= revolution) → revolución f
vt (also: rev up) → acelerar

rev [rɛv] n abbr (= revolution) (Aut) → tour m
vt (also: rev up) → emballer
vi (also: rev up) → s'emballer

rev [rɛv] n abbr (Aut) (= revolution per minute) → Umdrehung f pro Minute, U/min.
vt (also: rev up) (engine) → aufheulen lassen

rev [rɛv] n abbr (= revolution) (AUT) → giro
vb (also: rev up)
vtimballare
viimballarsi

rev
v rev [rev]
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 zvýšit rychlost, přivést do vysokých otáček speede up auf Touren bringen/kommen μαρσάρω, φουλάρω acelerar kiirust lisama دور برداشتن؛ زیاد کردن kiihdyttää 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 (...의) 속도를 갑자기 내다 (pa)didinti greitį/apsisukimų skaičių palielināt apgriezienu skaitu memutarkan het toerental opvoeren gi gass, ruse przyspieszyć obroty, `podgazować acelerar a ambala motorul увеличивать обороты, газовать zvýšiť rýchlosť povečati število obratov ubrzati okretaje rusa, varva [] ทำให้เครื่องยนต์เดินเร็วขึ้น devrini yükseltmek, gaz vermek 加速 збільшувати швидкість انجن کی رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc
n pl revs
revolutions (of a car engine etc) thirty revs a second. omwenteling دَوْرَة السَّيّارَه оборот otáčky omdrejningstal die Umdrehung στροφές revoluciones pöörded دور موتور kierros tours סִיבוב לְדָקָה चक्र प्रति सेकंड okretaji fordulatszám putaran snúningshraði vélar giri 回転 회전 apsisukimai apgrieziens putaran omwentelimg omdreininger obroty rotaçOes turaţii обороты otáčky obrati obrtaji varv การหมุนรอบของเครื่องยนต์ (dakikada/saniyede) devir 轉速 оберт двигуна موٹر کار انجن کی رفتار vòng quay của máy


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