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Oil

ɔɪl

Oil definitions
noun
oil oils
  1. a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant
    • petroleum

      "400 birds were coated with oil which spilled out from an opened valve"

    • any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants

      "potatoes fried in vegetable oil"

    • a liquid preparation used on the hair or skin as a cosmetic

      "suntan oil"

    • any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are liquid at room temperature
  2. oil paint

    "a portrait in oils"

    • an oil painting

      "a dark discoloured oil of an elderly cleric"

  3. information or facts

    "Young had some good oil on the Adelaide races"

verb
oil oiled oiling oils
  1. lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil

    "I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow"

  2. supply with oil as fuel

    "attempts should not be made to oil individual tanks too rapidly"