Definitions for FUEL
fu·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 8 votes

1. fuelverb

   a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

   "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

2. fuelverb

   provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

   "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

3. fuel, fireverb

   provide with fuel

   "Oil fires the furnace"

4. fuelverb

   take in fuel, as of a ship

   "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

5. fuelverb

   stimulate

   "fuel the debate on creationism"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 7 votes

1. fuelnoun

   Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

2. fuelnoun

   Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.

3. fuelnoun

   Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

4. fuelverb

   to provide fuel

5. fuelverb

   to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater

6. Etymology: : feuaile, from feu

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FUELnoun

   The matter or aliment of fire.

   Etymology: from feu, fire, French.

   This shall be with burning and fuel of fire. Is. ix. 5.

   This spark will prove a raging fire,
   If wind and fuel be brought to feed it with. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Mov’d by my charms, with them your love may cease;
   And as the fuel sinks, the flame decrease. Matthew Prior.

2. To Fuelverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To feed fire with combustible matter.

   And yet she cannot waste by this,
   Nor long endure this torturing wrong;
   For more corruption needful is,
   To fuel such a fever long. John Donne.

   Never, alas! the dreadful name
   That fuels the infernal flame Abraham Cowley.

   The fuel’d chimney blazes wide. James Thomson, Autumn.

   2. To store with firing.

   Some are plainly oeconomical, as that the seat be well watered, and well fuelled. Henry Wotton, Architecture.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fuel

   A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy but has since also been applied to other sources of heat energy such as nuclear energy (via nuclear fission and nuclear fusion). The heat energy released by reactions of fuels is converted into mechanical energy via a heat engine. Other times the heat itself is valued for warmth, cooking, or industrial processes, as well as the illumination that comes with combustion. Fuels are also used in the cells of organisms in a process known as cellular respiration, where organic molecules are oxidized to release usable energy. Hydrocarbons and related oxygen-containing molecules are by far the most common source of fuel used by humans, but other substances, including radioactive metals, are also utilized. Fuels are contrasted with other substances or devices storing potential energy, such as those that directly release electrical energy (such as batteries and capacitors) or mechanical energy (such as flywheels, springs, compressed air, or water in a reservoir).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fuel

   Fuel is a substance that is used to provide a source of energy through a process of combustion or nuclear reactions. This energy is used to power vehicles, generators, appliances, industrial processes or to produce electricity. It includes substances such as coal, wood, petroleum, natural gas, nuclear material, and renewables like solar or wind power.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Fuelnoun

   any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc

2. Fuelnoun

   anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement

3. Fuelverb

   to feed with fuel

4. Fuelverb

   to store or furnish with fuel or firing

5. Etymology: [OF. fouail, fuail, or fouaille, fuaille, LL. focalium, focale, fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Fuel

   Fuels are any materials that store potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used as heat energy. The concept originally applied solely to those materials storing energy in the form of chemical energy that could be released through combustion, but the concept has since been also applied to other sources of heat energy such as nuclear energy, as well as releases of chemical energy released through non-combustion oxidation. The heat energy released by many fuels is harnessed into mechanical energy via an engine. Other times the heat itself is valued for warmth, cooking, or industrial processes, as well as the illumination that comes with combustion. Fuels are also used in the cells of organisms in a process known as cellular respiration, where organic molecules are oxidized to release un-usable energy. Hydrocarbons are by far the most common source of fuel used by humans, but other substances, including radioactive metals, are also utilized. Fuels are contrasted with other methods of storing potential energy, such as those that directly release electrical energy or mechanical energy.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Fuel

   fū′el, n. anything that feeds a fire, supplies energy, &c.—v.t. (arch.) to furnish with fuel.—adj. Fū′elled, furnished with fuel.—n. Fū′eller, one who, or that which, supplies fuel for fires. [O. Fr. fowaille—L. focale—L. focus, a fireplace.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fuel

   The matter or aliment of fire; anything capable of ignition. There is a certain allowance of fuel made by government to regiments and companies. Officers in the U. S. army, at the present time, buy their fuel; in other countries it is furnished.

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2. FUEL

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FUEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fuel is ranked #105600 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fuel surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fuel.
   
   47.3% or 80 total occurrences were White.
   33.1% or 56 total occurrences were Black.
   14.7% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.1% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Stimulate
   • Supply
   • Take In

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FUEL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2522

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FUEL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2874

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FUEL' in Nouns Frequency: #981

Anagrams for FUEL »

1. flue

2. fule

How to pronounce FUEL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FUEL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FUEL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of FUEL in a Sentence

1. Jeff Lenard:

   There is no Robin Hood in this, these are thieves. They are not robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The gas station owner is the least responsible for high prices. The cost of theft gets passed on in higher prices, and when people are driving around with unsecured stolen fuel, it is a concern to anybody.

2. Nevyn Nah:

   We are poised for some tightening of supplies in the East and that's why we're seeing some recent strength across the near-term time spreads, it also appears Western supplies are tightening, as is reflected in the fuel oil barge swaps, and the run cuts in Europe further denting supply will serve to limit the availability of replacement barrels.

3. Timothy Fox:

   If President Biden is willing to spurn some environmentalists within his base to keep nuclear power alive, it may reinforce his seriousness about achieving the target, and that means natural gas should not expect support as a ‘bridge fuel,’.

4. Sam Fiorani:

   Buyers of commercial vans want reliability and not necessarily a flashy brand name, the reduced maintenance and fuel use of electric vehicles become very attractive to a business customer, where the current limitations of EVs make the price premium less attractive to individual consumers.

5. Yukiya Amano:

   We have received a request from Syria early this year to convert the HEU fuel to LEU fuel and to repatriate the HEU to the country of origin. We are now studying this request.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FUEL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fuel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FUEL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FUEL
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FUEL
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FUEL
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html