Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rev

1 sense of rev

Sense 1
revolutions per minute, rpm, rev -- (rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs")
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rev

1 sense of rev

Sense 1
rev up, rev -- (increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")