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fu·el

[fyoo-uhl] noun, verb, fu·eled, fu·el·ing or ( especially British ) fu·elled, fu·el·ling.
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.
verb (used with object)
5.
to supply with fuel.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to obtain or replenish fuel.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fuel(le), feuel < Old French feuaile < Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter plural of *focālis of the hearth, fuel. See focus, -al1

Related forms
fu·el·er; ( especially British ) fu·el·ler, noun
de·fu·el, verb (used with object), de·fu·eled, de·fu·el·ing or ( especially British ) de·fu·elled, de·fu·el·ling.
non·fu·el, adjective
un·fu·eled; ( especially British ) un·fu·elled, adjective
well-fu·eled; ( especially British ) well-fu·elled, adjective

Synonyms
4. ammunition, sustenance, impetus, stimulus.
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fuel (fjʊəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol
2.  a.  the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor
 b.  a substance that releases energy in a fusion reactor
3.  something that nourishes or builds up emotion, action, etc
 
—vb , fuels, fuelling, fuelled, fuels, fueling, fueled
4.  to supply with or receive fuel
 
[C14: from Old French feuaile, from feu fire, ultimately from Latin focus fireplace, hearth]
 
'fueller
 
—n
 
'fueler
 
—n

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fuel
c.1300, from O.Fr. feuaile "bundle of firewood," from M.L. legal term *focalia "right to demand material for making fire," neut. pl. of L. focus "hearth." As a verb from 1590s. Related: Fueled; fueling.
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fuel   (fy'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Bible Dictionary

Fuel definition


Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6:30), thorns (Ps. 58:9; Eccl. 7:6), animal excrements (Ezek. 4:12-15; 15:4, 6; 21:32). Wood or charcoal is much used still in all the towns of Syria and Egypt. It is largely brought from the region of Hebron to Jerusalem. (See COAL.)

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