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noun | verb oiloil1 /ɔɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun ETYMOLOGYoil1Origin: 1100-1200 Old French oile, from Latin oleum olive oil ► vegetable/olive/peanut etc. oil a bottle of olive oil ► in oils Mostly I paint in oils. 1 [uncountable] a smooth thick mineral liquid that is burned to produce heat, or used to make machines run easily: Have the oil in your car changed regularly. an oil-burning heating system2[uncountable] earth science the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which oil and gasoline are produced SYN petroleum: Oil prices rose significantly last month.3[countable, uncountable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or animals, used in cooking or for making beauty products: Fry the chicken in a little oil. Rub the oil gently into the skin.vegetable/olive/peanut etc. oil a bottle of olive oil4oils [plural] eng. lang. arts paints that contain oil, used by artists SYN oil paint: Mostly I paint in oils.5[countable] eng. lang. arts a painting done in oils [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French oile, from Latin oleum olive oil] → see also burn the midnight oil at burn1 (15) noun | verb oiloil2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEoil |
Present | I, you, we, they | oil | | he, she, it | oils | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | oiled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have oiled | | he, she, it | has oiled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had oiled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will oil | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have oiled |
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Present | I | am oiling | | he, she, it | is oiling | | you, we, they | are oiling | Past | I, he, she, it | was oiling | | you, we, they | were oiling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been oiling | | he, she, it | has been oiling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been oiling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be oiling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been oiling |
to put oil into or onto something, such as a machine, in order to make it work more smoothly: I oiled the hinges on the door. |