gas vs fuel

gas and fuel both are nouns.

gas and fuel both are verbs.

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

As nouns, fuel is a hypernym of gas; that is, fuel is a word with a broader meaning than gas:

gas: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
fuel: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy

Other hypernyms of gas include hydrocarbon.

gas (noun)	fuel (noun)
a pedal that controls the throttle valve	a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

gas (verb)	fuel (verb)
show off	stimulate
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes	provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
	provide with fuel
	take in fuel, as of a ship

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