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

Recent Examples on the Web

Stick with the Nova Scotian singer-songwriter for her entire 45 minutes and then go fuel up for the rest of the day with some lunch. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 May 2025

Fueling services at Las Vegas Boat Harbor will remain open, but boaters are urged to fuel up on land beforehand. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025

With Bobby carrying out his usual duties as head chef slash father figure, the 118 is seen gathered around the firehouse dinner table, fueling up before yet another hectic full moon. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 May 2025

The decor is straight out of a Wes Anderson movie, and the on-site Donna restaurant is the place to see and be seen while fueling up on delicious Italian dinner fare. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for fuel up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup