oil
/ɔɪl/ verb C2- To lubricate with oil.
- To grease with oil for cooking.
- To fuel with oil.
- To say in an unctuous manner.
He/she/it oils · Past oiled · Past participle oiled · -ing form oiling
Verb forms
- Base form
- oil
- He/she/it
- oils
- Past
- oiled
- Past participle
- oiled
- -ing form
- oiling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very polite creature, and very grateful.
The Tin Woodman had asked Dorothy to put the oil-can in her basket.
“For,” he said, “if I should get caught in the rain, and rust again, I would need the oil-can badly.”
When he had finished, he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jeweled oil-can, to guard against mishap.
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