rev
Pronunciation: (rev), [key]
— n., v., revved, rev•ving.
—n.
- a revolution (in an engine or the like).
—v.t.
- to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often fol. by up).
—v.i.
- (of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often fol. by up).
- to increase in strength or accelerate sharply: The economy is beginning to rev up.
Rev.
- Revelation; Revelations.
- Reverend.
rev.
- revenue.
- reverse.
- review.
- reviewed.
- revise; revised.
- revision.
- revolution.
- revolving.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.