"misfuel" meaning in English

See misfuel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misfuels [present, singular, third-person], misfuelling [participle, present], misfueling [participle, present], misfuelled [participle, past], misfuelled [past], misfueled [participle, past], misfueled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=misfueled|pres_ptc2=misfueling}} misfuel (third-person singular simple present misfuels, present participle misfuelling or misfueling, simple past and past participle misfuelled or misfueled)
  1. To fill a vehicle with the wrong type of fuel (usually petrol for diesel)
    Sense id: en-misfuel-en-verb-Zddz~1My Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misfuel meaning in English (1.6kB)

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