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noun ADJ. clean, smokeless, unleaded | fossil, nuclear, solid | domestic, household | aviation | spent The plant reprocesses spent fuel from nuclear power stations. VERB + FUEL burn, run on, use power stations which burn fossil fuels What sort of fuel does the car run on? | burn sth as, use sth as The power plant burns used vehicle tyres as fuel. | save, waste | process, reprocess FUEL + NOUN bill, costs, prices | consumption a car with high fuel consumption | economy, efficiency The engine gives good fuel economy. | pump, tank
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
energy:
Coal is an important source of fuel.
Simple Definitions
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see ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE.
American Heritage Idioms
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fuel
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fuel
a fossil fuel
(= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual decaying of plants and animals )
• Global warming may be caused by burning fossil fuels.
nuclear fuel
• What do we do with the spent nuclear fuel?
solid fuel
(= a solid substance, such as coal, that is used as a fuel )
• The number of homes using solid fuel for heating has decreased.
domestic/household fuel
(= used in a house )
• There has been a sharp rise in domestic fuel costs.
smokeless fuel
(= that burns without producing smoke )
• The government is trying to encourage the use of environmentally-friendly smokeless fuels.
unleaded fuel
(= that does not contain lead )
• Modern cars run on unleaded fuel.
a green fuel
(= a fuel that harms the environment as little as possible )
• Are green fuels, like Biodiesel, really the solution to our fuel crisis?
a clean fuel
(= fuel that does not harm the environment )
• The proposal is to cut tax on cars that run on clean fuel.
aviation fuel
(= used used by planes )
• high-octane aviation fuel
verbs
use fuel
• People need to learn how to use fuel more efficiently.
run on fuel
(= use fuel as the source of power )
• Will this engine run on unleaded fuel?
run out of fuel
(= use all the fuel available and have none left )
• The ship ran out of fuel and drifted helplessly.
fill up with fuel
(= put fuel in a vehicle's fuel tank )
• Before leaving, I filled up with fuel at the local petrol station.
save fuel
• You can save fuel by not driving too fast.
waste fuel
• The booklet gives helpful tips on how to avoid wasting fuel.
fuel + NOUN
fuel costs/prices
• The increase in fuel costs is severely affecting pensioners.
a fuel bill
• Insulating your house will cut your fuel bill.
a fuel tank
(= a container for storing fuel )
• The fuel tank holds 14 gallons of petrol.
a fuel gauge
(= an instrument for measuring fuel )
• I noticed the fuel gauge was on empty so I pulled into the nearest gas station.
a fuel pump
(= a machine that forces fuel into an engine )
• The car's fuel pump was leaking.
fuel consumption
(= amount used )
• Fuel consumption averages 54 miles per gallon.
fuel economy/efficiency
(= how well a vehicle uses fuel, without wasting any )
• Greater engine efficiency has led to improved fuel economy.
phrases
something is running low on fuel
(= it does not have much fuel left )
• The plane was running low on fuel.
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Phrase(s): fuel something (up)
to put fuel into something. • I have to fuel this car up before I go any farther. • I need to fuel up the car.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs