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rev | reve |

As a proper noun rev

is .

As a verb reve is

(pt-verb-form-of).

rev

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of (revolution)

Noun

(en noun)
  • revolution

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of (reverend)

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • reverend

    • Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of revolutions, rpm

    Verb

    (revv)
  • To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
    • He revved the engine in a rather macho style.
    You could hear the engines revving from a mile away.
    Derived terms
    * overrev

    Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs ----

    reve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (local official).
    • (Piers Plowman)
  • * 14thC', , ''Prologue to the '''Reves Tale'', 1915, ''The College Chaucer , page 94,
    • Ne at this tale I saugh no man hym greve, / But it were oonly Osewold the Reve ;