fuel up
phrasal verb
fueled up or fuelled up; fueling up or fuelling up; fuels up
: to put fuel into a car, airplane, etc.
They fueled up for their long journey home.
Examples of fuel up in a Sentence
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The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
And here gluttony is justified, with depleted riders needing to fuel up on all that sensational food after burning thousands of calories on the road and in preparation for the following day’s outing.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
Two experts weighed in on whether eating at your desk during a busy workday is really the best way to fuel up and maintain productivity for the rest of the day.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
Now, the company says its truck can achieve a range of up to 500 miles and fuel up in 20 minutes.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
What better way to fuel up for game day than with the constant bean-couragement of a legend?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
Apparently, the first attempt at fuelling up the generators hadn’t gone as planned.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
So there’s every reason to believe the Ukrainian army will keep things simple and fuel up its Abrams with the same diesel its other tank types burn.
—David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
And here gluttony is justified, with depleted riders needing to fuel up on all that sensational food after burning thousands of calories on the road and in preparation for the following day’s outing.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
Two experts weighed in on whether eating at your desk during a busy workday is really the best way to fuel up and maintain productivity for the rest of the day.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024
Now, the company says its truck can achieve a range of up to 500 miles and fuel up in 20 minutes.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
What better way to fuel up for game day than with the constant bean-couragement of a legend?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
Apparently, the first attempt at fuelling up the generators hadn’t gone as planned.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
So there’s every reason to believe the Ukrainian army will keep things simple and fuel up its Abrams with the same diesel its other tank types burn.
—David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Fuel up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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