rev (r?v) Informal n. A revolution, as of a motor.v. revved, rev·ving, revs v.tr.1. a. To increase the speed of (a motor, for example): revved the engine.b. To accelerate or increase: orders to rev up factory output.2. To make livelier or more productive: revving ourselves up for the game; efforts to rev the economy.v.intr.1. To operate at an increased speed: heard the motors revving.2. To accelerate in quantity or activity.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.rev (r?v) n (Automotive Engineering) revolution per minute: the engine was doing 5000 revs. vb, revs, revving or revved (Automotive Engineering) (often foll by up) to increase the speed of revolution of (an engine)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014rev (r?v) n., v. revved, rev?ving. n. 1. a revolution of the crankshaft or other rotating part within an engine. v.t. 2. to accelerate sharply the speed of (an internal-combustion engine), esp. while the clutch is disengaged (often fol. by up). v.i. 3. (of an engine) to accelerate; become revved (often fol. by up). 4. rev up, a. to increase in activity or speed; accelerate sharply: The economy began to rev up. b. to stimulate or stir up; excite. [1900?05; short for revolution] Rev. 1. Revelation; Revelations. 2. Reverend. rev. 1. revenue. 2. reverse. 3. review; reviewed. 4. revise; revised. 5. revision. 6. revolution. 7. revolving. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.rev – An abbreviation of revolution.See also related terms for revolution.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.revPast participle: revvedGerund: revvingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativerevrevPresentI revyou revhe/she/it revswe revyou revthey revPreteriteI revvedyou revvedhe/she/it revvedwe revvedyou revvedthey revvedPresent ContinuousI am revvingyou are revvinghe/she/it is revvingwe are revvingyou are revvingthey are revvingPresent PerfectI have revvedyou have revvedhe/she/it has revvedwe have revvedyou have revvedthey have revvedPast ContinuousI was revvingyou were revvinghe/she/it was revvingwe were revvingyou were revvingthey were revvingPast PerfectI had revvedyou had revvedhe/she/it had revvedwe had revvedyou had revvedthey had revvedFutureI will revyou will revhe/she/it will revwe will revyou will revthey will revFuture PerfectI will have revvedyou will have revvedhe/she/it will have revvedwe will have revvedyou will have revvedthey will have revvedFuture ContinuousI will be revvingyou will be revvinghe/she/it will be revvingwe will be revvingyou will be revvingthey will be revvingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been revvingyou have been revvinghe/she/it has been revvingwe have been revvingyou have been revvingthey have been revvingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been revvingyou will have been revvinghe/she/it will have been revvingwe will have been revvingyou will have been revvingthey will have been revvingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been revvingyou had been revvinghe/she/it had been revvingwe had been revvingyou had been revvingthey had been revvingConditionalI would revyou would revhe/she/it would revwe would revyou would revthey would revPast ConditionalI would have revvedyou would have revvedhe/she/it would have revvedwe would have revvedyou would have revvedthey would have revvedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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rev·o·lu·tion (r?v??-lo?o?sh?n)n.1. a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.b. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.c. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.2. The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.3. A sudden or momentous change in a situation: the revolution in computer technology.4. Geology A time of major crustal deformation, when folds and faults are formed.[Middle English revolucioun, from Old French revolution, from Late Latin revol?ti?, revol?ti?n-, from Latin revol?tus, past participle of revolvere, to turn over; see revolve.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.revolution (?r?v??lu???n) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the overthrow or repudiation of a regime or political system by the governed2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Marxist theory) the violent and historically necessary transition from one system of production in a society to the next, as from feudalism to capitalism3. a far-reaching and drastic change, esp in ideas, methods, etc4. a. movement in or as if in a circleb. one complete turn in such a circle: a turntable rotating at 33 revolutions per minute. 5. (Astronomy) a. the orbital motion of one body, such as a planet or satellite, around another. Compare rotation5ab. one complete turn in such motion6. a cycle of successive events or changes7. (Geological Science) geology obsolete a profound change in conditions over a large part of the earth’s surface, esp one characterized by mountain building: an orogenic revolution. [C14: via Old French from Late Latin revol?ti?, from Latin revolvere to revolve]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014rev?o?lu?tion (?r?v ??lu ??n) n. 1. a complete and forcible overthrow and replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. 2. a sudden, complete, or radical change in something: a revolution in church architecture; a social revolution caused by automation. 3. a. a procedure or course, as if in a circuit, back to a starting point. b. a single turn of this kind. 4. a. a turning round or rotating, as on an axis. b. a moving in a circular or curving course, as about a central point. c. a single cycle in such a course. 5. a. the orbiting of one heavenly body around another. b. (not in technical use) the rotation of a heavenly body on its axis. c. a single course of such movement. 6. a cycle of events in time or in a recurring period of time. [1350?1400; Middle English revolucion