fuel
/fjuəl/
Definition
Noun:
- A substance that is burned to produce heat or power: "Fuel" refers to material such as coal, gas, or oil that is used to provide energy for heat, engines, or electricity generation.
- Something that sustains or encourages a feeling, activity, or process: Figuratively, "fuel" can mean something that stimulates or intensifies a situation, such as an emotion or a conflict.
Verb:
- To supply with fuel: To provide a machine, vehicle, or system with a substance that it burns for energy.
- To stimulate or sustain the growth or intensity of something: To make a feeling, argument, or activity stronger or more active.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gasoline is a common fuel for cars.
- His harsh words provided more fuel for their argument.
- Verb:
- The ship stopped at the port to fuel.
- The scandal fueled rumors about the company's future.
Advanced Usage
- "to add fuel to the fire": To make a bad situation, especially an argument, worse.
- Bringing up past mistakes just adds fuel to the fire.
- "fuel-efficient" (Compound word, listed as a variant): Describing a vehicle or machine that uses fuel economically.
- They bought a more fuel-efficient model.
Variants and Related Words
- Fueling (n): The act of supplying with fuel.
- The fueling of the rocket took several hours.
- Refuel (v): To fill up with fuel again.
- The plane had to refuel before the long flight.
Synonyms
- Noun: Propellant, energy source, combustible.
- Verb: Power, stoke, feed, inflame.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fuel up: To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.
- We need to fuel up before we hit the highway.
Related Idioms
- Run out of fuel: To have no more fuel left; figuratively, to lose energy or momentum.
- The car ran out of fuel on the deserted road.
- Halfway through the project, the team seemed to run out of fuel.
Noun
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a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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more fuel is needed during the winter months
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they developed alternative fuels for aircraft
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Verb
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stimulate
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fuel the debate on creationism
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take in fuel, as of a ship
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The tanker fueled in Bahrain
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provide with fuel
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Oil fires the furnace
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provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
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fuel aircraft, ships, and cars
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