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

2 senses of rev up

Sense 1
rev up, step up -- (speed up; "let's rev up production")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")

Sense 2
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")