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REV

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: revved    , revving   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rate of revolution of a motor

Example:

the engine was doing 6000 revs

Synonyms:

rev; revolutions per minute; rpm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("rev" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

Derivation:

rev (increase the number of rotations per minute)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increase the number of rotations per minute

Example:

rev up an engine

Synonyms:

rev; rev up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "rev" is one way to...):

increase (make bigger or more)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rev (rate of revolution of a motor)

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