I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
rev (up) an engine British English , gun an engine American English (= make an engine go very fast )
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As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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The accountant strolled round to the driver's side, got in, revved up the engine and drove the champion home.
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There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more.
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The car revved up and made off.
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Ace pressed the remote-control button and the room became alive to the sound of highly tuned engines revving up .
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And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.
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Stone gasped, stood rooted to the spot, listening to the engine revving up .
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But only in the past several years have neuroscientists made much progress in illuminating how caffeine revs up the brain.
■ NOUN
engine
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As they travelled along Endill thought he could hear the sound of an engine revving nearby.
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Ace pressed the remote-control button and the room became alive to the sound of highly tuned engines revving up.
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The engines throb, revving for takeoff.
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Cars were called, engines revved , the Sheikha ordered coffee and water for the cars.
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Stone gasped, stood rooted to the spot, listening to the engine revving up.
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The engines were being revved , full, throaty, reliable.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Joe donned his black helmet and revved up his Harley.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the pirate, if that is what he was, revved up his engines and began to turn away.
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Anya seems to be revving up to tell Rainbow her side of the story.
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Older men and women revved up their metabolism by 15 percent after just 12 weeks of strength training.
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The Audi followed, spinning slightly on the wet road, the back end swinging round as the driver revved too hard.
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The car revved up and made off.
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There are real Cannoli, revved up with a mocha-flavored ricotta cheese filling, and much more.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After reaching the desired revs by using the foot throttle, the driver then pushes the centre button.
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Although the revs are low the blades are still turning so he has it tilted back on the iron roller.
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And the rev counter no longer worked.
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As they talked, planes began to taxi out and rev up.
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At the same time there's a new sparkle to low rev performance.
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The transformation takes place at 4000 revs.
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Until warm, high revs cause excessive wear.