rev up
Verb
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Verb
rev up
- (idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
- (by extension, transitive) To make (someone or something) more active.
- (by extension, intransitive) To become more active.
- (to increase the speed of an engine) give it the gun, tach up
- Italian: mandare su di giri, portare su di giri
- Portuguese: acelerar
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