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.
Examples of fuel up in a Sentence
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The campus was empty Thursday afternoon as guests slowly made their way to Michigan Avenue and 14th Street just before 5 p.m., while some popped into Mercury Bar, Grandma Bobs and other nearby restaurants fueling up ahead of the big event.
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
Cool down with a handheld fan, fuel up on a Cuisinart grill, and keep things moving with bike shorts that forego a pesky front seam.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
For baseball fans who want to fuel up before the game, there are, of course, other options.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
The station will eventually have the capacity to fuel up to 200 hydrogen trucks and roughly 400 cars a day.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
And here gluttony is justified, with depleted riders needing to fuel up on all that sensational food after burning thousands of calories on the road and in preparation for the following day’s outing.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
Cool down with a handheld fan, fuel up on a Cuisinart grill, and keep things moving with bike shorts that forego a pesky front seam.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
For baseball fans who want to fuel up before the game, there are, of course, other options.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
The station will eventually have the capacity to fuel up to 200 hydrogen trucks and roughly 400 cars a day.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
And here gluttony is justified, with depleted riders needing to fuel up on all that sensational food after burning thousands of calories on the road and in preparation for the following day’s outing.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
Scheel’s visitors can also fuel up at the Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory or Ginna’s Café.
Glendale redevelopment:The 1st sports bar in this metro Phoenix city has closed after 44 years.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Fuel up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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