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fuel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfjuːl/
  • /ˈfjuːəl/
  • (UK) audio
  • [ˈfjuwəɫ] (US)

Etymology

From Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”), whence English focus. Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
    • In a press release, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet established benchmarks buy credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector." 2024 November 8, Luz Pena, “California's gas prices could have major increase with passing of new fuel standards”, in ABC7 News:
    • 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, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
    • A little fuel to get down the mountain. 2021 February 16, Charlie Berens and DudeDad, The 5 People on the Ski Slopes:
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
    • Money is the fuel for economy.
    • Small arms ammunition is the fuel that keeps many of the world’s conflicts raging. 2006 June 15, “Ammunition: the fuel of conflict”, in Oxfam International:
    • His books were fuel for the revolution.
    • That film was nightmare fuel!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fuels Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

alternative fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · ropefuel (Terms derived from fuel) · flash fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · one-hour fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · biofuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel injector (Terms derived from fuel) · woodfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fueler (Terms derived from fuel) · synfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · sailboat fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · caramel fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · oxyfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel economy (Terms derived from fuel) · nightmare fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel duty (Terms derived from fuel) · specific fuel consumption (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel cap (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel provider (Terms derived from fuel) · fuelish (Terms derived from fuel) · refuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel filter (Terms derived from fuel) · agrofuel (Terms derived from fuel) · add fuel to fire (Terms derived from fuel) · fuelwood (Terms derived from fuel) · nuclear fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · multifuel (Terms derived from fuel) · top fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel load (Terms derived from fuel) · fueldraulic (Terms derived from fuel) · pour fuel on the fire (Terms derived from fuel) · add fuel to the fire (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel supplier (Terms derived from fuel) · fuelless (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel station (Terms derived from fuel) · jet fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · lifefuel (Terms derived from fuel) · e-fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel cell (Terms derived from fuel) · electrofuel (Terms derived from fuel) · hog fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel pump (Terms derived from fuel) · aviation fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · interfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel-poor (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel poverty (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel tourism (Terms derived from fuel) · geofuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel tank (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel molecule (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel injection (Terms derived from fuel) · flex-fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · add fuel to the flame (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel line (Terms derived from fuel) · unfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · flash fuelcell vehicle (Terms derived from fuel) · enzymatic fuel cell (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel gauge (Terms derived from fuel) · microbial fuel cell (Terms derived from fuel) · solid fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · diesel fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · nonfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · suifuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel up (Terms derived from fuel) · fuel rod (Terms derived from fuel) · defuel (Terms derived from fuel) · biological fuel cell (Terms derived from fuel) · bunker fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · superfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · monofuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fuelie (Terms derived from fuel) · synthfuel (Terms derived from fuel) · patent fuel (Terms derived from fuel) · fossil fuel (Terms derived from fuel)

Translations (125)

tr yakıt (substance consumed to provide energy) · da brændstof (substance consumed to provide energy) · es lumbre (substance consumed to provide energy) · yi ברענשטאָף (substance consumed to provide energy) · hy վառելիք (substance consumed to provide energy) · eu erregai (substance consumed to provide energy) · tg сӯзишворӣ (substance consumed to provide energy) · hi इंधन (substance consumed to provide energy) · fy brânstof (substance consumed to provide energy) · sh огрев (substance consumed to provide energy) · io karburanto (substance consumed to provide energy) · or ଇନ୍ଧନ (substance consumed to provide energy) · ka საწვავი (substance consumed to provide energy) · zza veşenge (substance consumed to provide energy) · alt одырар неме (substance consumed to provide energy) · sk palivo (substance consumed to provide energy) · ru горю́чее (substance consumed to provide energy) · prs سوخْت (substance consumed to provide energy) · sh го̏рӣво (substance consumed to provide energy) · my လောင်စာ (substance consumed to provide energy) · hu üzemanyag (substance consumed to provide energy) · hu tüzelőanyag (substance consumed to provide energy) · ur بالَن (substance consumed to provide energy) · it combustibile (substance consumed to provide energy) · kmr sotemenî (substance consumed to provide energy) · km ឥន្ធនៈ (substance consumed to provide energy) · lt kuras (substance consumed to provide energy) · ml ഇന്ധനം (substance consumed to provide energy) · ps سونګ (substance consumed to provide energy) · eo brulaĵo (substance consumed to provide energy) · ro carburant (substance consumed to provide energy) · fi käyttövoima (figurative: something that stimulates) · lv kurināmais (substance consumed to provide energy) · nn brensel (substance consumed to provide energy) · ug يېقىلغۇ (substance consumed to provide energy) · cs palivo (substance consumed to provide energy) · et kütus (substance consumed to provide energy) · nb brensel (substance consumed to provide energy) · as ইন্ধন (substance consumed to provide energy) · nb drivstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · tt ягулык (substance consumed to provide energy) · mk огрев (substance consumed to provide energy) · om boba'aa (substance consumed to provide energy) · km សមិន្ធន៍ (substance consumed to provide energy) · is eldsneyti (substance consumed to provide energy) · tl pampasiklab (substance consumed to provide energy) · sa एध (substance consumed to provide energy) · cy tanwydd (substance consumed to provide energy) · ko 연료 (substance consumed to provide energy) · sa समिन्धन (substance consumed to provide energy) · bn জ্বালানি (substance consumed to provide energy) · he דֶּלֶק (substance consumed to provide energy) · mn түлш (substance consumed to provide energy) · bg го́риво (substance consumed to provide energy) · sl gorivo (substance consumed to provide energy) · io fuelo (substance consumed to provide energy) · id bahan bakar (substance consumed to provide energy) · de Brennstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · tl gatong (substance consumed to provide energy) · uk па́ливо (substance consumed to provide energy) · el τροφή (substance that provides nourishment) · th เชื้อเพลิง (substance consumed to provide energy) · sv bränsle (substance consumed to provide energy) · ru то́пливо (substance consumed to provide energy) · cmn 燃料 (substance consumed to provide energy) · sa इन्धन (substance consumed to provide energy) · ur اِینْدھَن (substance consumed to provide energy) · be па́ліва (substance consumed to provide energy) · ar وَقُود (substance consumed to provide energy) · fr carburant (substance consumed to provide energy) · gd connadh (substance consumed to provide energy) · az yanacaq (substance consumed to provide energy) · nl brandstof (substance consumed to provide energy) · tl panggatong (substance consumed to provide energy) · uz yoqilgʻi (substance consumed to provide energy) · kk жанармай (substance consumed to provide energy) · pt combustível (substance consumed to provide energy) · rsk гориво (substance consumed to provide energy) · tg сухт (substance consumed to provide energy) · sd ٻارڻُ (substance consumed to provide energy) · de Treibstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · pdt Brennstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · da brændsel (substance consumed to provide energy) · su suluh (substance consumed to provide energy) · fa-ira سوخْت (substance consumed to provide energy) · pi indhana (substance consumed to provide energy) · sq karburant (substance consumed to provide energy) · ca combustible (substance consumed to provide energy) · enm fuayle (substance consumed to provide energy) · ba яғыулыҡ (substance consumed to provide energy) · fi polttoaine (substance consumed to provide energy) · nb brennstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · fi ravinto (substance that provides nourishment) · svs fiuli (substance consumed to provide energy) · th เชื้อไฟ (substance consumed to provide energy) · si ඉන්ධන (substance consumed to provide energy) · kk отын (substance consumed to provide energy) · io kombusteblajo (substance consumed to provide energy) · sh ogrev (substance consumed to provide energy) · zza veşenek (substance consumed to provide energy) · ms bahan api (substance consumed to provide energy) · lo ເຊື້ອໄຟ (substance consumed to provide energy) · bn ইন্ধন (substance consumed to provide energy) · pl paliwo (substance consumed to provide energy) · mk гориво (substance consumed to provide energy) · vo filamastöf (substance consumed to provide energy) · ps بالڼ (substance consumed to provide energy) · ia combustibile (substance consumed to provide energy) · ca carburant (substance consumed to provide energy) · es combustible (substance consumed to provide energy) · tk ýag (substance consumed to provide energy) · mi kora (substance consumed to provide energy) · it rifornimento (substance that provides nourishment) · it carburante (substance consumed to provide energy) · vi nhiên liệu (substance consumed to provide energy) · nn drivstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · el καύσιμο (substance consumed to provide energy) · hi ईंधन (substance consumed to provide energy) · nn brennstoff (substance consumed to provide energy) · ky отун (substance consumed to provide energy) · fr combustible (substance consumed to provide energy) · ga breosla (substance consumed to provide energy) · ro combustibil (substance consumed to provide energy) · ja 燃料 (substance consumed to provide energy) · sh gȍrīvo (substance consumed to provide energy)

fuel en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfjuːl/
  • /ˈfjuːəl/
  • (UK) audio
  • [ˈfjuwəɫ] (US)

Etymology

From Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”), whence English focus. Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) 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 May, “Talking of Trains: By diesel m.u. to Moorgate”, in Trains Illustrated, page 235:
    • "Well, we do need to keep some of it on hand, donchaknow. For fueling the cookfires and all that rot." 2005, Harry Turtledove, Alternate Generals III, unnumbered page:
    • […] Lieutenant Hirsch appeared with a sheaf of signals in his hand. He took these from the young man and read them through. Mostly they dealt with routine matters of the fuelling and victualling, but one from the Third Naval Member’s office was unexpected. 1957, Neville Shute, chapter 2, in On the Beach, New York: William Morrow & Co:
  2. (transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
    • There were times, during the first two years of the Biden presidency, when I came close to forgetting about it all: the taunts and the provocations; the incitements and the resentments; the disorchestrated reasoning; the verbal incontinence; the press conferences fueled by megalomania, vengeance, and a soupçon of hydroxychloroquine. 2023 December 8, Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, in The Atlantic:
    • 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 July 18, Nicholas Muhoro, “Bryce Laspisa Vanished Near Castaic Lake After Spending 13 Hours Parked on a California Highway”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2026:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fuels Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fueling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
fuelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
fuelled Tense=Past UK lexicographic
fueled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
fueled Tense=Past US lexicographic
fuelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic

Deriveds

refuel

Translations (29)

fr attiser (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · nl tanken (to provide with fuel) · it fomentare (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · pt incitar (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · bg зареждам (to provide with fuel) · de schüren (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · uk заправля́ти (to provide with fuel) · es repostar (to provide with fuel) · cmn 刺激 (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · fi täyttää polttoaineella (to provide with fuel) · es abastecer (to provide with fuel) · it alimentare (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · pl podsycać (to provide with fuel) · de betanken (to provide with fuel) · tr doldurmak (to provide with fuel) · cmn 激起 (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · pt atiçar (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · pl napędzać (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · fr alimenter (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · it rifornire (to provide with fuel) · pl tankować (to provide with fuel) · cmn 加強 /加强 (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · cmn 激化 (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · fi tankata (to provide with fuel) · pl podsycać (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · pt abastecer (to provide with fuel) · sk tankovať (to provide with fuel) · de anheizen (to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater) · uk запра́вити (to provide with fuel)