English · Word Candidate

fuel

/ˈfjuːəl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: fuels · fueling · fuelling · fueled

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chất được tiêu thụ để cung cấp năng lượng thông qua sự cháy, hoặc thông qua phản ứng hóa học hoặc hạt nhân

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Noun

Examples

More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chất cung cấp dinh dưỡng cho sinh vật sống

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Noun

Examples

A little fuel to get down the mountain.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To provide with fuel.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cung cấp nhiên liệu

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Verb

Examples

[…] Lieutenant Hirsch appeared with a sheaf of signals in his hand. He took these from the young man and read them through. Mostly they dealt with routine matters of the fuelling and victualling, but one from the Third Naval Member’s office was unexpected.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kích thích, làm tăng

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Verb

Examples

There were times, during the first two years of the Biden presidency, when I came close to forgetting about it all: the taunts and the provocations; the incitements and the resentments; the disorchestrated reasoning; the verbal incontinence; the press conferences fueled by megalomania, vengeance, an

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fuel” mean?

Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

Is “fuel” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.