| Main Entry: | fuel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give energy to |
Synonyms: |
charge, fan, feed, fill 'er up, fill up, fire, gas, gas up, incite, inflame, nourish, service, stoke up, supply, sustain, tank up |
Antonyms: |
de-energize, deplete, discourage, unfuel |
| Concept: | Fuel. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; heat |
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-nouns
fuel, firing, combustible., [solid fuels] coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal; turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log; cinder (products of combustion); ingle, tinder, touchwood; sulphur, brimstone; incense; port-fire; fire-barrel, fireball, brand; amadou, bavin; blind coal, glance coal; German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge [U. S.]., brand, torch, fuse; wick; spill, match, light, lucifer, congreve, vesuvian, vesta, fusee, locofoco; linstock., candle (luminary); oil (grease).
-adjectives
carbonaceous; combustible, inflammable.
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