rev

[rev]Informal.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR rev ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a revolution (in an engine or the like).

verb (used with object), revved, rev·ving.

to accelerate sharply the speed of (an engine or the like) (often followed by up).

verb (used without object), revved, rev·ving.

(of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often followed by up).

Verb Phrases

rev up, to increase in strength or accelerate sharply: The economy is beginning to rev up.

Origin of rev

First recorded in 1900–05; short for revolution

rev.

revenue.

reverse.

review.

reviewed.

revise; revised.

revision.

revolution.

revolving.

Rev.

Revelation; Revelations.

Reverend.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for rev

rev

noun

revolution per minutethe engine was doing 5000 revs

verb revs, revving or revved

(often foll by up) to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)

rev.

abbreviation for

revenue

reverse(d)

review

revise(d)

revision

revolution

revolving

Rev.

abbreviation for

Bible Revelation

Reverend

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for rev

1916, from earlier noun (1901), shortening of revolution, in reference to the internal combustion engine. Related: Revved; revving.

rev

noun

verb (used with object), revved, rev·ving.

verb (used without object), revved, rev·ving.

Verb Phrases

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Origin of rev

rev.

Rev.

rev

noun

verb revs, revving or revved

rev.

abbreviation for

Rev.

abbreviation for