fuel


Definition: Meaning of, fuel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fjuː(ə)l /

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fuel fuels
  1. [uncountable and countable] a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
fuel fuelled, fueled fuelled, fueled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fuelling, fueling fuels
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  1. [transitive] to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger
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  2. also fuel up [intransitive and transitive] if you fuel a vehicle or if it fuels up, fuel is put into it
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fuel used in phrases

  • diesel fuel (noun)
    1. DIESEL
  • fossil fuel (noun)
    1. a FUEL such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years
  • fuel cell (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment that combines two different ELEMENT s, such as OXYGEN and HYDROGEN, to produce electricity in order to supply power to a vehicle or machine
  • fuel consumption rate (noun)
    1. the ratio of the number of miles travelled to the number of gallons of petrol burned
  • fuel filter (noun)
    1. a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel
  • fuel gauge (noun)
    1. an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
  • fuel indicator (noun)
    1. an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
  • fuel injection (noun)
    1. a method of putting liquid fuel directly into an engine, which allows a car to ACCELERATE more quickly
  • fuel injection system (noun)
    1. mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburettor
  • fuel level (noun)
    1. the amount of fuel remaining
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