to rev up an engine

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• rev — [[t]re̱v[/t]] revs, revving, revved 1) V ERG 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... [V n] The old bus …   English dictionary

• engine — n. motor 1) to crank, start; operate, run; rev up an engine 2) to lubricate; repair; service; tune up an engine 3) to cut, kill, turn off; warm up an engine 4) an air cooled; aircraft; diesel; donkey; electric; internal combustion; jet; radial;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• rev up — verb 1. speed up let s rev up production • Syn: ↑step up • Hypernyms: ↑increase • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. increase the number of rotations per minute …   Useful english dictionary

• rev — I. noun Etymology: short for revolution Date: circa 1890 1. a revolution of a motor 2. revolution per minute usually used in plural II. verb (revved; revving) Date: 1920 transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rev — /rev/, n., v., revved, revving. Informal. n. 1. a revolution (in an engine or the like). v.t. 2. to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often fol. by up). v.i. 3. (of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often fol. by up) …   Universalium

• rev — rev1 [rev] Informal n. a revolution, as of the crankshaft of an engine vt. revved, revving 1. to increase the revolutions per minute of (an engine, motor, etc.) 2. to accelerate, intensify, etc.: Usually with up vi. to undergo revving rev2 …   English World dictionary

• rev — informal ► NOUN (revs) ▪ the number of revolutions of an engine per minute. ► VERB (revved, revving) ▪ increase the running speed of (an engine) by pressing the accelerator …   English terms dictionary

• Rev W Awdry — [Rev W Awdry] (Wilbert Awdry 1911–97) an English ↑vicar (= ↑Church of England priest) and writer of children’s books. He is best known for having created ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• rev — (v.) 1916, from earlier noun (1901), shortening of revolution, in reference to the internal combustion engine …   Etymology dictionary

• rev — n. one full turn, single spin, revolution v. increase the number of revolutions of an engine; increase; arouse excitement …   English contemporary dictionary

• engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …   Collocations dictionary