rev

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.

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rev Informal

Noun

revolution per minute (of an engine)

Verb

[revving, revved]

to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rev - rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" revolutions per minute, rpm 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" rev up 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

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rev [rɛv] n abbr (= revolution) (Aut) → tour m

vt (also: rev up) → emballer

vi (also: rev up) → s'emballer

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rev [rɛv] n abbr (Aut) (= revolution per minute) → Umdrehung f pro Minute, U/min.

vt (also: rev up) (engine) → aufheulen lassen

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rev [rɛv] n abbr (= revolution) (AUT) → giro

vb (also: rev up)

vt → imballare

vi → imballarsi