rev1 verbrev2 noun
revrev1 /rev/ (also rev up) verb (past tense and past participle revved, present participle revving) [intransitive, transitive] 
Verb TableVERB TABLE
rev
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rev |
| he, she, it | revs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | revved |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have revved |
| he, she, it | has revved | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had revved |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rev |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have revved |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am revving |
| he, she, it | is revving | |
| you, we, they | are revving | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was revving |
| you, we, they | were revving | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been revving |
| he, she, it | has been revving | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been revving |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be revving |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been revving |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Joe donned his black helmet and revved up his Harley.
- And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.
- Anya seems to be revving up to tell Rainbow her side of the story.
- Older men and women revved up their metabolism by 15 percent after just 12 weeks of strength training.
- The Audi followed, spinning slightly on the wet road, the back end swinging round as the driver revved too hard.
- The car revved up and made off.
- There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more.
WORD SETS► Mechanical
Collocationsball bearing, nounbelt, nouncog, nouncombustion chamber, nounconveyor belt, nouncoolant, nouncooling system, nouncrank, verbdifferential, noundisengage, verbdismantle, verbdrive, nounfour-stroke engine, nounfuel cell, nounfulcrum, noungear, nounheat pump, nounhydraulic, adjectiveinertia, nounmechanical, adjectivemechanical engineering, nounmill, nounmillstone, nounmillwheel, nounmomentum, nounmotive, adjectiveneutral, nounnuclear reactor, nounoil pan, nounpivot, nounpropulsion, nounpulley, nounpump, nounrace, verbratchet, nounreactor, nounregulate, verbretract, verbrev, verbrev, nounrotor, nounselector, nounstarter motor, nounstress, nounstressed, adjectivestrip, verbsump, nounsupercharged, adjectivetemplate, nountop gear, nountorque, nountwo-stroke, adjectiveuniversal joint, nounvalve, nounwheel, nounwinch, nounwindlass, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rev (up) an engine
if you rev an engine, or if an engine revs, you make it work fasterrev up phrasal verb informal if you rev up a system or organization, or if it revs up, it becomes more activerev up for British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast)· As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► up· The accountant strolled round to the driver's side, got in, revved up the engine and drove the champion home.· There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more.· The car revved up and made off.· Ace pressed the remote-control button and the room became alive to the sound of highly tuned engines revving up.· And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.· Stone gasped, stood rooted to the spot, listening to the engine revving up.· But only in the past several years have neuroscientists made much progress in illuminating how caffeine revs up the brain.
NOUN► engine· As they travelled along Endill thought he could hear the sound of an engine revving nearby.· Ace pressed the remote-control button and the room became alive to the sound of highly tuned engines revving up.· The engines throb, revving for takeoff.· Cars were called, engines revved, the Sheikha ordered coffee and water for the cars.· Stone gasped, stood rooted to the spot, listening to the engine revving up.· The engines were being revved, full, throaty, reliable.
They are revving up for one of the biggest fund-raising events ever organized.rev something ↔ up Investors keep putting money in U.S. companies, revving up the economy even more.rev1 verbrev2 noun
revrev2 noun [countable] Word OriginWORD ORIGINrev2
ExamplesOrigin:
1900-2000 revolutionEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- After reaching the desired revs by using the foot throttle, the driver then pushes the centre button.
- Although the revs are low the blades are still turning so he has it tilted back on the iron roller.
- And the rev counter no longer worked.
- As they talked, planes began to taxi out and rev up.
- At the same time there's a new sparkle to low rev performance.
- The transformation takes place at 4000 revs.
- Until warm, high revs cause excessive wear.
WORD SETS► Measurement
Collocationsacre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rev (up) an engine
informal a complete turn of a wheel or engine part, used as a unit for measuring the speed of an engine SYN revolution British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast)· As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.