Associations to the word «Rev»

Wiktionary

REV, noun. Revolution
REV, abbreviation. Reverend
REV, verb. To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
REV, proper noun. Alternative form of Rev.
REV UP, verb. (idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car

Dictionary definition

REV, noun. Rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs".
REV, verb. Increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin