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fuel

[ fyoo-uhl ]

noun

  1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
  2. something that gives nourishment; food.
  3. an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors:

    Kerosene is used as jet engine fuel.

  4. something that sustains or encourages; stimulant:

    Our discussion provided him with fuel for debate.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

fueled, fueling or (especially British) fuelled, fuelling.
  1. to supply with fuel.

verb (used without object)

fueled, fueling or (especially British) fuelled, fuelling.
  1. to obtain or replenish fuel.

fuel

/ 蹿箩蕣蓹濒 /

noun

  1. any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol
    1. the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor
    2. a substance that releases energy in a fusion reactor
  2. something that nourishes or builds up emotion, action, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to supply with or receive fuel
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fuel

  1. 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.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿耻别濒濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿耻顎侥濒路别谤 (especially British) 蹿耻顎侥濒路濒别谤 noun
  • 诲别路蹿耻顎侥濒 verb (used with object) defueled defueling or (especially British) defuelled defuelling
  • 苍辞苍路蹿耻顎侥濒 adjective
  • 耻苍路蹿耻顎侥濒别诲 (especially British) 耻苍路蹿耻顎侥濒濒别诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-蹿耻顎侥濒别诲 (especially British) 飞别濒濒顎-蹿耻顎侥濒濒别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fuel1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English feuel, fuel(le), from Old French feuaile, from Vulgar Latin 蹿辞肠腻濒颈补 (unrecorded), neuter plural of 蹿辞肠腻濒颈蝉 (unrecorded) 鈥渙f the hearth, fuel,鈥 from Latin focus 鈥渉earth鈥 ( focus ) + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fuel1

C14: from Old French feuaile , from feu fire, ultimately from Latin focus fireplace, hearth
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Idioms and Phrases

see add fuel to the fire .
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"It's fuelling a health crisis that starts in infancy and is almost impossible to undo later in life. Ignoring the issue is no longer an option," she added.

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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has warned people against lighting fires outdoors this week as dry vegetation across large areas of countryside is essentially "fuel for fire".

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"A 55% drop in shipping through the Red Sea has already cost billions, fuelling regional instability and risking economic security for families in the UK," Healy said in a statement.

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Forest Service tested large-scale incineration of jungles by igniting barrels of fuel oil dropped from planes.

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The government has defended its net-zero policies after Sir Tony Blair said limiting fossil fuels was "doomed to fail" and a new approach was needed.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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