rev

Speech parts

1. rev - Noun

2. rev - Verb

3. Rev - Proper noun

Meaning

rate of revolution of a motor

increase the number of rotations per minute

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rev up quicken stimulate accelerate revolve hasten speed up rpm revolutions per minute rouse increase turn priest revolution cycle
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Antonyms

prevent retard slow block destroy decrease
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Hypernyms

rate increase

Phrases with the word

rev war

Examples

So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it. Ralph Boston

That the hearers will get more doubts from the answer than from reading the original arguments. So the Rev. Dr. Hawkins admits that he cannot defend Christianity from infidel attacks without creating more infidelity. Robert G. Ingersoll

The next gentleman who has endeavored to answer what I have said, is the Rev. Samuel Robinson. This he has done in his sermon entitled "Ghosts against God or Ingersoll against Honesty.”. Robert G. Ingersoll

The Rev. Jesse Jackson once said, "There is nothing more painful for me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery-then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved. Walter E. Williams

I love having music just to chill to and also to rev me up a bit. Alexander Hanson

My daddy, Rev. A. D. King, my granddaddy, Martin Luther King, Senior - we are a family of faith, hope and love. Alveda King

Close letter words and terms

reutterance Reutzel Reuven Rev Ardashir rev counter rev st st