Synonyms for
Rev
Definition
Rev is a shortened form of the word 'revolutions'. It means one complete turn of something around an axis.
Synonyms & similar words
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Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- rev engine
- rev up
- rev motor
- rev hard
- rev the engine
- rev the motor
- rev it up
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used informally to describe increasing the speed of an engine. The noun form 'rev' is also informal, referring to one revolution of an engine.
Example sentences
- I heard the rev of the motorcycle engine.
- The airplane needed a rev to take off.
- The dancer did a quick rev on her toes.
- The toy car had a motor that made it rev.
- The roller coaster had a few revs before reaching the top.
Quotes
The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the day of the execution, followed by the silence of blissful ignorance once the deed is done. It's the revulsion that accompanies discovery when we realize that we have embraced a shameful lie.
A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent.