rev something up

tv. to speed up an engine in short bursts. Tom sat at the traffic light revving up his engine.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Desmond	['dezmənd]
Libby	LIB-ee	English
Chibueze	-	Western African, Igbo
Virgil	['və:dʒil]
Zachariah	zak-ə-RIE-ə (English)	English, Biblical
BlÁThnat	BLAW-nit	Irish, Irish Mythology