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die·sel (dē'zəl, -səl)
n.
  1. A diesel engine.
  2. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
  3. The type of gasoline designed to power a diesel engine.
intr.v., -seled, -sel·ing, -sels.
  1. To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it.
  2. To drive a diesel-powered vehicle: We dieseled through the countryside.
  3. To refuel a diesel-powered vehicle. Often used with up.

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