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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Rock Hill Coffee: A specialty coffee roaster and cafe downtown — a great spot to fuel up before strolling around Main Street. —

Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 And because no road trip is complete without snacks, the pod comes stocked with drinks and nibbles to keep you fueled up. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024 After their long drive to Vegas, the Vons worker joined more than 100 other volunteers to fuel up on breakfast burritos and pick up snacks, water and electrolytes in the Nevada AFL-CIO’s parking lot before hitting the pavement to promote Harris. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 When fueled up, the Europa Clipper weighed nearly 13,000 pounds at the time of the launch. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fuel up