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Definition of Rev

1. Noun. Rate of revolution of a motor. "The engine was doing 6000 revs"

2. Verb. Increase the number of rotations per minute. "Rev up an engine"

Definition of Rev

1. Abbreviation. (alternative form of Rev.) ¹

2. Noun. revolution ¹

3. Abbreviation. reverend ¹

4. Verb. To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rev

1. to increase the speed of [v REVVED, REVVING, REVS]

Medical Definition of Rev

1. A regulatory protein produced by HIV within infected cells. Rev helps transport HIV RNA sequences (messenger RNA) out from the nucleus into the cells cytoplasm, where it directs construction of proteins for new virus particles. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rev

reusing reutilise reutilised reutilises reutilising reutilization reutilizations reutilize reutilized reutilizes

reutilizing reutter reuttered reuttering reutters rev rev'd rev'g rev up revaccinate

revaccinated revaccinates revaccinating revaccination revaccinations revalescence revalidate revalidated revalidates revalidating

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