fuel up
phrasal verb
fueled up or fuelled up; fueling up or fuelling up; fuels up
: to put fuel into a car, airplane, etc.
They fueled up for their long journey home.
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Runners walked around, eating last-minute snacks like bananas to fuel up for the journey.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
Taylor Mosley lives in Florida, and on a recent trip to a gas station with her son, Easton, an enormous fire truck pulled in to fuel up.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Undeterred, the Brits fuel up, fasten snow chains to their vehicle's tires, and continue forward.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Here’s how the Brooks Beasts fuel up for a new season, from building a strong base to fine-tuning their nutritional intake to incorporating the best supplements into their daily routine.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
Taylor Mosley lives in Florida, and on a recent trip to a gas station with her son, Easton, an enormous fire truck pulled in to fuel up.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Undeterred, the Brits fuel up, fasten snow chains to their vehicle's tires, and continue forward.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Here’s how the Brooks Beasts fuel up for a new season, from building a strong base to fine-tuning their nutritional intake to incorporating the best supplements into their daily routine.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fuel up
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“Fuel up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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