fuel up

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

Refined-product cargo volumes recorded particularly strong growth, with shipments of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel up 40% from a year earlier. — CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Featuring all-day breakfast with dishes like burritos, crème brulee French toast, and even a breakfast Cuban sandwich, this is an excellent place to fuel up for the day. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Walking from end to end offers great views of the Med, as well as the chance to fuel up with a coffee or cocktail at one of the many cafés and chiringuitos (beach bars). — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Bring extra food and water, fuel up your vehicle in town, prepare for longer travel times than expected, check weather forecasts, and bring essentials for backcountry travel. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for fuel up

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