rev up

rev up
verb
1. speed up
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let's rev up production

Syn: ↑step up
Hypernyms: ↑increase
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. increase the number of rotations per minute
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rev up an engine

Syn: ↑rev
Derivationally related forms: ↑rev (for: ↑rev)
Hypernyms: ↑increase
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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rev up [phrasal verb]
informal
1 : to become more active

The campaign is revving up.

2 rev (someone or something) up or rev up (someone or something) : to make (someone or something) more active or effective

Big business spending is revving up the economy.

The company is getting revved up for the launch of its new product line.

— see also revved up
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Main Entry:rev

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