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(revs, revving, revved) 1. When the engine of a vehicle revs, or when you rev it, the engine speed is increased as the accelerator is pressed. The engine started, revved and the car jerked away down the hill... The old bus was revving its engine, ready to start the journey back towards Madrid. VERB: V, V n • Rev up means the same as rev. ...drivers revving up their engines. ...the sound of a car revving up. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P 2. If you talk about the revs of an engine, you are referring to its speed, which is measured in revolutions per minute. The engine delivers instant acceleration whatever the revs. N-PLURAL
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I. noun Etymology: short for ~olution Date: circa 1890 1. a ~olution of a motor 2. ~olution per minute — usually used in plural II. verb (~ved; ~ving) Date: 1920 transitive verb 1. a. to step up the number of ~olutions per minute of — often used with up ~ up the engine b. increase — used with up ~ up production 2. to drive or operate especially at high speed — often used with up 3. to make more active or effective — used with up ~ving up the economy 4. to stir up ; excite — usually used with up ~ved up the kids before bedtime intransitive verb 1. to operate at an increased speed of ~olution — usually used with up 2. to increase in amount or activity — usually used with up the campaign ~ved up 3. to become more excited especially in anticipation — usually used with up the partygoers were ~ving up III. abb~iation 1. ~enue 2. ~erse 3. ~iew; ~iewed 4. ~ised; ~ision 5. ~olution REV abbreviation 1. ~elation 2. reverend REVALUATE transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from revaluation Date: 1921 revalue; specifically to increase the value of (as currency) • revaluation noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. colloq. --n. (in pl.) the number of revolutions of an engine per minute (running at 3,000 revs). --v. (revved, revving) 1 intr. (of an engine) revolve; turn over. 2 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by up) cause (an engine) to run quickly. Phrases and idioms rev counter = revolution counter. Etymology: abbr. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (сокр. от ) тех. оборот (при вращении) 2. (сокр. от ; также rev up) разг. увеличивать число оборотов (двигателя), "газовать" 3. разг. увеличивать to rev up production —- расширять производство 4. возбуждать, "зажигать"; подначивать, подзуживать 5. ускорять темп (музыки и т. п.); убыстрять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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up увеличивать скорость, число оборотов; давать газ REV coll. 1. noun оборот (двигателя) 2. v. 1) увеличивать число оборотов (двигателя); I could hear the motorcycles revving up in preparation for leaving. If you rev up your engine too fast, you may damage it. 2) ускорять темп (музыки и т.п.); убыстрять; The crime rate is revving up in most big cities. - rev up ...Англо-русский словарь
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also Revd BrE the written abbreviation of Reverend; a title used before the name of a minister of the Christian church (the Rev D Macleod) rev ~1 n informal a complete turn of a wheel or engine part, used as a unit for measuring the speed of an engine; revolution (4) ~2 also rev up ~ v revved, revving if you rev an engine, or if an engine revs, you make it work faster (the sound of a car revving up in the driveway) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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lab. abbr. Review physiol. abbr. Review physiol. abbr. Reticuloendotheliosis virus UN abbr. Revise NASA abbr. Revise NASA abbr. Review U.S. gov. abbr. Revenge U.S. gov. abbr. Review U.S. gov. abbr. Revised U.S. gov. abbr. Revenue U.S. gov. abbr. Revolution transport. abbr. Review FBI files abbr. Revolutionary mil. abbr. Revenge mil. abbr. Review mil. abbr. Retaliation Of Enemy Vocabulary mil. abbr. Revise mil. abbr. Revolution mil. abbr. Recruits Eye View univ. abbr. Review u.m. abbr. Revolution(s) softw. abbr. Review softw. abbr. Revision file ext. abbr. Revision file (Geoworks) media abbr. Revised educ. abbr. Registering Educating And Voting educ. abbr. Revoluntionizing Educational Visions sport abbr. Revenge sport abbr. Reverse sport abbr. Revolution sport abbr. Race Evolution Vehicle sport abbr. Race Exertion Vehicle religion abbr. Reflection, Evaluation, And Valuation religion abbr. Reverend law abbr. Revenge law abbr. Reversed gen. bus. abbr. Revenue NYSE symbols Revlon, Inc. pos. abbr. Reverend account. abbr. Revenue chat abbr. Review ...English abbreviation dictionary
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