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Meanings of rev in English

Catalan
revolucions per minut
Spanish
revoluciones por minuto

Rate of revolution of a motor.

revolucions per minut
Catalan
accelerar
Spanish
acelerar

Increase the number of rotations per minute.

accelerar
Usage of rev in English
1
The reason Ike didn't rev up is still a puzzle, Read said.
Reuters
2
A few seconds later, I hear his motorcycle rev and take off.
Deadly little secret
3
Kurien and reorganise its key IT outsourcing business to rev up growth.
Reuters
4
He ended up playing 35 minutes and his high-rev motor never idled.
Reuters
5
Every move I made, every corner, every rev, it was already there.
The Guardian
6
He afterwards removed to a school at Salisbury, taught by the rev.
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volum...
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Plus, it has a rice-amino-acid complex to rev up hydration and suppleness.
NY Magazine
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DUP leader Rev Ian Paisley after casting his vote in Belfast today.
The Irish Times
9
The Rev Ian Paisley has held North Antrim comfortably for 31 years.
The Irish Times
10
Rev Losack got one thing right: Dr Johnston is an academic historian.
The Irish Times
11
The Church of the Good Shepherd by George Empson; Rev Andrew McDonald.
Radio NZ
12
The Rev Desmond C Bain was last year designated to this office.
The Irish Times
13
The Rev Ian Paisley is in vigorous and vibrant form these days.
The Irish Times
14
The two following facts are stated upon the authority of the REV.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
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Among authors: engheta n. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys.
Pubmed
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Among authors: karma a. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys.
Pubmed
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Rev through the time
Rev across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common