What does "fuel" mean?
Fuel: Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
Additional senses
- 2.To feed with fuel. [Obs.] Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame. Cowley.
- 3.To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] Well watered and well fueled. Sir H. Wotton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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