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fuel

10 definitions • 22 examples
1
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned:

Examples:

Wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel.
Plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
nuclear fuel The spent nuclear fuel is being stored on site at the nuclear plant.
unleaded fuel Will unleaded fuel affect the performance of my car?
fuel consumption The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.
2
anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger:

Examples:

add fuel to Reports in today's newspapers have added fuel to the controversy (= made it worse).
3
to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power:

Examples:

be fueled by Our heating is fuelled by gas.
We have a gas-fuelled heating system.
petrol/hydrogen-fuelled cars
4
Something that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour increases it or makes it stronger:

Examples:

The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
fuel speculation The president's speech fuelled speculation that she is about to resign.
5
a substance such as oil or gas that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned
6
to provide power to something:

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7
a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned:

Examples:

oil, gas and other kinds of fuel
nuclear fuel
fuel costs/prices Domestic fuel costs have risen sharply over the past few months.
The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.
8
anything that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger:

Examples:

The news reports were designed to add fuel to the debate over interest rates.
9
to supply a system with a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power:

Examples:

fuelled by sth Our heating system is fuelled by gas.
The company is working on the development of methane-fuelled vehicles.
10
to increase a feeling or a type of behaviour or make it stronger:

Examples:

The rapid promotion of the director's son has itself fuelled resentment within the company.
The press release fuelled speculation that interest rates were about to rise.

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