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fuel
[ fyoo-uhl ]
noun
- combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- something that gives nourishment; food.
- an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors:
Kerosene is used as jet engine fuel.
- something that sustains or encourages; stimulant:
Our discussion provided him with fuel for debate.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to supply with fuel.
verb (used without object)
- to obtain or replenish fuel.
fuel
/ ʊə /
noun
- any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol
- the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor
- a substance that releases energy in a fusion reactor
- something that nourishes or builds up emotion, action, etc
verb
- to supply with or receive fuel
fuel
- A substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical or nuclear reaction. Fuel such as coal, wood, oil, or gas provides energy when burned. Compounds in the body such as glucose are broken down into simpler compounds to provide energy for metabolic processes. Some radioactive substances, such as plutonium and tritium, provide energy by undergoing nuclear fission or fusion.
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڳı· (especially British) ڳı· noun
- ·ڳı verb (used with object) defueled defueling or (especially British) defuelled defuelling
- ԴDz·ڳı adjective
- ܲ·ڳı (especially British) ܲ·ڳı adjective
- ɱ-ڳı (especially British) ɱ-ڳı adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fuel1
Idioms and Phrases
see add fuel to the fire .Example Sentences
At the end of March, all 25 bakeries supported by the WFP in Gaza were forced to close after wheat flour and cooking fuel ran out.
But the loophole, which has helped fuel the fast fashion boom, is set to close for shipments from China and Hong Kong starting May 2, per CBS News.
Since it closed, 4,880 elements of spent fuel have been removed from the two nuclear reactors.
The group claims to have "arrested" a number of executives from fossil fuel and water companies and last month served indictments against Shell and BP to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Much of its exports go through the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, as well as essential imports such as fuel and machinery.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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