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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But eating and drinking in Portland is certainly the thing to do, especially in our scenario here, where fueling up for the active adventures to come in Hood River is priority number one. —

Will McGough, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Nearly 17,000 gas stations go dry, turning pit stops into parking lots as panicked Americans try to fuel up before attendants tape off yet another empty pump. —

Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 With the Charlotte 49ers fueling up for coach Biff Poggi’s second season, the changes that have been made on the offensive side of the ball will soon become apparent. —

Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024 After fueling up, the Wilsons would hit the slopes to ski. —

Meira Gebel, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fuel up