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   rev

   /rɛv/

   noun

   • 1. a revolution of an engine per minute: "an engine speed of 1,750 revs"
   • ▪ an act of increasing the speed of revolution of a vehicle's engine by pressing the accelerator: "she started it up with a violent rev of the engine"

   verb

   • 1. increase the running speed of (an engine) or the engine speed of (a vehicle) by pressing the accelerator, especially while the clutch is disengaged: "he revved up the engine and drove off"
   • ▪ (of an engine) operate with increasing speed when the accelerator is pressed, especially while the clutch is disengaged: "he could hear the sound of an engine revving nearby"
   • ▪ make or become more active or energetic: "he's revving up for next week's World Cup game"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: abbreviation of revolution.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

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