FUEL


Meaning of FUEL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ clean , smokeless ( BrE ), unleaded

▪ fossil , nuclear

▪ diesel , hydrogen

▪ liquid , solid

▪ domestic ( esp. BrE ), household

▪ aviation , jet , rocket

▪ spent

The plant reprocesses spent ~ from nuclear power stations.

▪ renewable

▪ alternative , conventional

VERB + FUEL

▪ burn , consume , run on , use

power stations which burn fossil ~s

What sort of ~ does the car run on?

▪ ignite

▪ burn sth as , use sth as

The power plant burns sugar cane as ~.

▪ conserve , save

▪ waste

▪ produce , provide

▪ process , reprocess

▪ dump (= of an aircraft)

FUEL + NOUN

▪ bill , costs , prices

▪ consumption

a car with high ~ consumption

▪ economy , efficiency

The engine gives good ~ economy.

▪ supply

▪ gauge , pump , tank

▪ cell

▪ tanker , truck

▪ oil

II.

verb

Fuel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ anger , ↑ appetite , ↑ backlash , ↑ belief , ↑ boom , ↑ controversy , ↑ debate , ↑ demand , ↑ desire , ↑ discontent , ↑ economy , ↑ expansion , ↑ fantasy , ↑ fear , ↑ fire , ↑ flame , ↑ frenzy , ↑ growth , ↑ hatred , ↑ hysteria , ↑ imagination , ↑ inflation , ↑ mistrust , ↑ movement , ↑ paranoia , ↑ passion , ↑ perception , ↑ rage , ↑ resentment , ↑ rumour , ↑ speculation , ↑ suspicion , ↑ violence

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