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fuel
Noun
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Something use to make energy.
My car uses gasoline for fuel to make it go. My body uses food for fuel, it's what makes me go.
fuel
Verb
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When you fuel something, you add on to it.
His words fuelled my anger.
cross
Verb
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If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.
Don't cross the street until the light turns green.
We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.
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If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.
She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.
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If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.
Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.
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If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.
Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
cross
Noun
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A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.
In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.
cross
Adjective
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Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.
Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.
feed
Verb
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When you feed someone, you give them food to eat.
I feed my dog chicken bones every day.
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To eat.
Farm-raised chickens feed on grain.
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To give something to a machine.
To start printing, feed the paper into the printer.
Don't forget to feed the parking meter.
feed
Noun
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Food that is eaten by animals.
Bird feed consists mainly of seeds.
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.