Sekirov Dictionary

fuel

[ˈfjuwəɫ]

noun 3
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 2

noun3

•
material that is burned or used up in some other way to give energy
- More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel. — 2006
•
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
- A little fuel to get down the mountain. — 2021
•
(figurative) Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
- His books were fuel for the revolution.
- Money is the fuel for economy.

verb2

•
To provide with fuel.
- The workings now employ ten twin-units, which are fuelled at Hornsey but return to Cambridge diesel depot for their weekly maintenance; [...]. — 1959
•
To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
- One detail that has fueled speculation for over a decade is the tyre tracks, which show the Highlander accelerated as it went down the embankment rather than braking. — 2026

forms

fueled · fuelled · fueling · fuelling · fuels

Phrases with fuel

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