fuel vs provide

fuel is a noun but provide is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fuel	Yes	No	Yes	No
provide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of fuel; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than fuel:

Other hypernyms of fuel include furnish, offer, render, supply.

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of fuel; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than fuel:

Other hypernyms of fuel include furnish, offer, render, supply.

fuel (noun)	provide (noun)
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

fuel (verb)	provide (verb)
stimulate	take measures in preparation for
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
provide with fuel	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
take in fuel, as of a ship	give something useful or necessary to
	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain