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fuelled

alt. (lb en UK Commonwealth) (en-past of: fuel) vb. (lb en UK Commonwealth) (en-past of: fuel)

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fuelled

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fuel

  1. n. a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

  2. [also: fuelling, fuelled]

fuel

  1. v. provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

  2. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: fire]

  3. take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

  4. stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"

  5. [also: fuelling, fuelled]

Usage examples of "fuelled".

He studied the corpse long and intently enough later to describe to journalists in graphic detail the extent of the obscene sexual mutilation, which fuelled the media frenzy to even greater intensity.

The memory of the incest case fuelled his private anger against a society that did not approve of what he, and his father, saw as perfectly acceptable behavior, their own version of family love.

It was inspired by her persistent rebellion against his authority and fuelled by his sexual lust.

Even if the MiG is fuelled, armed and pre-flighted when he arrives, he will have to wait.

Everything was, however, fuelled and ready, awaiting the order to take off.

As in Bolivia, the collapse fuelled the cocaine economy as out-of-work labourers relocated in search of employment and found that coca cultivation was about as good a job as they could get.