fuel

Noun
  1. A substance that can be consumed to produce energy (synset 114899228)
    "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
    is a type of: substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
    subtypes:
    • biomass - plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
    • butane - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
    • charcoal, wood coal - a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
    • coal gas - gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
    • coke - carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
    • diesel fuel, diesel oil - a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
    • fire - fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
    • fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
    • fuel oil, heating oil - a petroleum product used for fuel
    • gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
    • gas, gasolene, gasoline, petrol - a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    • illuminant - something that can serve as a source of light
    • coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    • methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit - a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    • nuclear fuel - fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
    • propane - colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
    • red fire - combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks
    • combustible, combustible material - a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
    • water gas - a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
    • firewood - wood used for fuel
    • igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
Verb
  1. Provide with a combustible substance that provides energy (synset 202343382)
    "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes:
    • gas up - fill with gasoline
    • refuel - provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
    • bunker - fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
  2. Provide with fuel (synset 202361419)
    "Oil fires the furnace"
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    same as: fire
  3. Take in fuel, as of a ship (synset 202241806)
    "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
    is a type of: take in, take up - accept
    subtypes: refuel - take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car
  4. Stimulate (synset 201766030)
    "fuel the debate on creationism"
    is a type of: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

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