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REFUEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: refuelled    , refuelling   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "refuel" is one way to...):

fuel (take in fuel, as of a ship)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

refueling (the activity of supplying or taking on fuel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "refuel" is one way to...):

fuel (provide with a combustible substance that provides energy)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

refueling (the activity of supplying or taking on fuel)

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