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# fuel

«fuel» in Mova's school dictionary: **something that is burned to make heat or power, like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fuel, fuels); verb (fuel, fuels, fuelled/fueled, fuelling/fueling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fuel is something that is burned to make heat or power, like petrol, gas, coal or wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#m1)

2) Food is fuel for your body because it gives you energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#m2)

3) To fuel something means to give it fuel, or to make a feeling or situation stronger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, fuels store energy; burning them releases heat and light. Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) took millions of years to form and will run out, and burning them adds carbon dioxide to the air; renewable energy like solar and wind does not need fuel. Cars use petrol (UK) or gas/gasoline (US), or diesel. In safety, fuels catch fire easily; keep them away from flames and children. In health, food is fuel: a good breakfast fuels your morning.

### examples

- Cars need fuel to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x1)
- Coal, oil and gas are fossil fuels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x2)
- Wood is a fuel for the campfire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x3)
- Food is fuel for your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x4)
- We stopped to buy fuel at the petrol station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x5)
- Keep fuel away from flames. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x6)
- His unkind words fuelled the argument. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x7)
- Then go and get fuel and light a fire.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/#x8)

### note

Usually uncountable (fuel), but «fuels» for kinds. British «fuelled, fuelling» (double l), American «fueled, fueling». Oxygen is needed for fuel to burn, but oxygen is not a fuel. «Add fuel to the fire» = make a bad situation worse.

### In the corpora

- [Breathing and burning are the same kind of reaction: food or fuel joins with oxygen, giving energy, carbon dioxide and water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/11-the-candle-and-burning/12/)
- [The fire triangle: fire needs fuel, heat and oxygen, and goes out if one is taken away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/12-fire-what-it-needs/5/)
- [Breakfast gives the body fuel after many hours without food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/38-simple-cooking-and-breakfast/7/)
- [A fire needs three things: heat, fuel and oxygen from the air.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/1/)
- [A fire needs heat, fuel and oxygen; taking away any one puts it out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/40-home-safety-reasoning/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fuel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.