Fuel up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈfjuəɫ/, /ˈfjuɫ/ /ˈəp

FYOO-uhl UP

UK

fjˈuːəl/ /ˈʌp

FYOOL UP

Definition

To fill a vehicle or machine with fuel. Informally, can also mean to eat or drink something to get energy.

Usage & Nuances

Semi-informal; used literally for cars and figuratively for eating/drinking for energy ("Let's fuel up before the hike"). More common in American English. 'Fuel up' is often used with 'at' or 'before' (e.g., 'fuel up at the gas station').

• Spanish: llenar el depósito - repostar
• Portuguese (BR): abastecer - encher o tanque
• Portuguese (PT): abastecer - atestar o depósito
• Chinese (Simplified): 加油
• Chinese (Traditional): 加油
• Hindi: ईंधन भरना
• Arabic: تعبئة الوقود
• Bengali: জ্বালানি ভরা - খাওয়া-দাওয়া করে শক্তি নেওয়া
• Russian: заправиться - подкрепиться (едой/напитками)
• Japanese: 給油する - エネルギー補給する
• Vietnamese: đổ xăng - nạp năng lượng (ăn/uống)
• Korean: 주유하다 - 에너지 보충하다
• Turkish: yakıt almak - enerji depolamak (yemek/içmek)
• Urdu: ایندھن بھرنا - توانائی حاصل کرنا (کھانا/پینا)
• Indonesian: mengisi bahan bakar - mengisi energi (makan/minum)

Example Sentences

We need to fuel up before our road trip.

basic

Please fuel up the car when the tank is low.

basic

Let’s fuel up at the next gas station.

basic

I'm starving—let's fuel up before we hit the road.

natural

Don’t forget to fuel up—there aren’t any gas stations for miles.

natural

After the game, the players went to fuel up at a local diner.

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