transcription, транскрипция: [ rev ]
( revs, revving, revved)
1.
When the engine of a vehicle revs , or when you rev it, the engine speed is increased as the accelerator is pressed.
The engine started, revved and the car jerked away down the hill...
The old bus was revving its engine, ready to start the journey back towards Madrid.
VERB : V , V n
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Rev up means the same as rev .
...drivers revving up their engines.
...the sound of a car revving up.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V P
2.
If you talk about the revs of an engine, you are referring to its speed, which is measured in revolutions per minute.
The engine delivers instant acceleration whatever the revs.
N-PLURAL