petrol noun
ADJ. lead-free, ultra-low sulphur (= ULSP), unleaded | leaded, lead replacement (= LRP) | high-octane
QUANT. litre, tankful
VERB + PETROL fill up with, fill sth (up) with | run on, take, use My car runs on unleaded petrol. | run out of We ran out of petrol and had to walk to the nearest garage. | douse sb/sth in/with, pour Thugs poured petrol over a schoolboy and tried to set him alight. | smell (of) Can you smell petrol? The air smelled of petrol.
PETROL + VERB burn, ignite
PETROL + NOUN engine, tank | gauge, pump | station | tanker | fumes | prices | tax | bomb
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