fuel

²fuel

verb

fueled or fuelledfuel·ing or fuel·ling

Definition of FUEL

transitive verb

1

: to provide with fuel

2

: support, stimulate <movement is fueled by massive grants-in-aid — Allen Schick>

intransitive verb

: to take in fuel —often used with up

Examples of FUEL

1. The airplanes were fueled in midair.
2. The criticism she has faced has only fueled her determination to succeed.
3. Inflation was fueled by high prices.
4. The strong economy has fueled the construction of new homes.

First Known Use of FUEL

1592

Rhymes with FUEL

boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, ghoul, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule