Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A revolution, as of a motor.
  • intransitive verb To increase the speed of (a motor, for example).
  • intransitive verb To accelerate or increase.
  • intransitive verb To make livelier or more productive.
  • intransitive verb To operate at an increased speed.
  • intransitive verb To accelerate in quantity or activity.

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  • verb To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
  • abbreviation reverend
  • noun revolution

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of revolutions, rpm (onomatopoeia)

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Abbreviation of reverend

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Abbreviation of revolution

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Examples

  • Another point, a rel = shorturl is rev = canonical by definition, thus if you were to use rel = shorturl and @rev were alive and well as it should be, you should automatically add rev = canonical (even though it is implied).

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • I submit the debate which the opposition to rev = canonical are having over rel = short* as evidence that @rev is required.

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • I submit the debate which the opposition to rev = canonical are having over rel = short* as evidence that @rev is required.

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • Another point, a rel = shorturl is rev = canonical by definition, thus if you were to use rel = shorturl and @rev were alive and well as it should be, you should automatically add rev = canonical (even though it is implied).

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • If you remove something with use you cause confusion on multiple fronts: first people have to become aware of the change, then they need to understand why the change was made, then they need to make the changes to their code base, and finally when they want to express rev = canonical with a @rel value, debates over what best @rel value represents the equivalent of another @rel value if it were used in @rev occur ..

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • If you remove something with use you cause confusion on multiple fronts: first people have to become aware of the change, then they need to understand why the change was made, then they need to make the changes to their code base, and finally when they want to express rev = canonical with a @rel value, debates over what best @rel value represents the equivalent of another @rel value if it were used in @rev occur ..

    0xDECAFBAD l.m.orchard 2010

  • Clinton will fight for the American people, and Obama will sit in a racest church for another 20 years where The "rev" is preaching hate, racism, and black seperatism.

    Clinton: Put down the Blackberry at home 2008

  • Clinton will fight for the American people, and Obama will sit in a racest church for another 20 years where The "rev" is preaching hate, racism, and black seperatism.

    Clinton in new ad: I'm a 'fighter' 2008

  • That's the message Sharpton delivered to his flock last Saturday as he boasted of talking to Obama "two or three times a week" - and insisted the Democratic front-runner knows the rev is in his camp.

    Sharpton Not Endorsing Obama (wink, wink) - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008

  • I think with a product as addictive as FB, it is only a matter of time before it eclipses most in rev$ – other than Google.

    Fool.com Tells Eharmony to convert to free. « The Paradigm Shift 2007

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