Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something consumed to produce energy, especially.
- noun A material such as wood, coal, gas, or oil burned to produce heat or power.
- noun Fissionable material used in a nuclear reactor.
- noun Nutritive material metabolized by a living organism; food.
- noun Something that maintains or stimulates an activity or emotion.
- intransitive verb To provide with fuel.
- intransitive verb To support or stimulate the activity or existence of.
- intransitive verb To take in fuel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any matter which serves by combustion for the production of fire; combustible matter, as wood, coal, peat, oil, etc.
- noun Figuratively, anything that serves to feed or increase something conceived as analogous to flame, as passion or emotional excitement.
- To feed or furnish with fuel or combustible matter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To feed with fuel.
- transitive verb obsolete To store or furnish with fuel or firing.
- noun Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
- noun Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.
- noun fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Substance consumed to provideenergy throughcombustion , or throughchemical ornuclear reaction . - noun Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism;
food . - noun figuratively Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
- verb to provide fuel
- verb to
exacerbate , to cause to grow or become greater
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb provide with fuel
- noun a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- verb provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
- verb stimulate
- verb take in fuel, as of a ship
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fossil fuel is a word made up by the Devil and promoted by the liberal media … all clear bobcat?
Think Progress » Exxon CEO Defends Predecessor’s $400 Million Retirement Package 2006
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Each man had three strips, one for barley, one for wheat and one for grass, besides a right to pasture a cow or a pig and obtain fuel from the common fields.
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When the average person hears the term fuel cell, typically what comes to mind is something that mysteriously makes electricity from hydrogen.
Muti 2009
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By controlling the combustion process with these tiny tubes, the fuel is able to be burned in pure oxygen, which has the effect of producing pure CO2 and steam.
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The cetane rating of the fuel is as much as 10 points higher than U.S. diesel.
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His report is the first to measure the shortfall that some households face in heating their homes, which he calls the fuel poverty gap.
BBC News - Home 2011
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A study just came out today on the health costs of what they call "fuel poverty", commissioned by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary don't we need one of those?
Forbes.com: News Patrick Michaels 2011
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It might sound like blasphemy to suggest vacationing without going anywhere, but when the cost of airline tickets or fuel is factored in and the actual hassle of traveling — especially if you have young kids — is factored in, planning a staycation starts to look pretty appealing.
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Expenses rose 7.3%, mostly because of a 40.6% jump in fuel costs.
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Mr. Kinahan noted this week is full of November housing data that could provide some short-term fuel for Home Depot's stock.
Traders Wager on Home Depot and Norfolk Chris Dieterich 2011
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The thermobaric weapon, also known as an aerosol bomb or fuel air explosive, is a two-stage munition.
What are thermobaric weapons and how do they work? Virginia Harrison 2022
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