(~s, ~ling, ~led)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'
1.
Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power.
They ran out of ~.
...industrial research into cleaner ~s.
N-MASS
2.
To ~ a situation means to make it become worse or more intense.
The result will inevitably ~ speculation about the Prime Minister’s future...
The economic boom was ~ed by easy credit.
= feed
VERB: V n, be V-ed
3.
If something adds ~ to a conflict or debate, or adds ~ to the fire, it makes the conflict or debate more intense.
His comments are bound to add ~ to the debate...
The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add ~ to the fire.
PHRASE: V inflects