oil

²oil

verb

Definition of OIL

transitive verb

: to smear, rub over, furnish, or lubricate with oil

intransitive verb

: to take on fuel oil

— oil the hand or oil the palm

: bribe, tip

Examples of OIL

1. He oiled the bearings of the machine.
2. <if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently>

First Known Use of OIL

15th century

Related to OIL

Synonyms: grease, lubricate, slick, wax

Related Words: bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

Near Antonyms: coarsen, rough, roughen; dehydrate, dry, parch, sear

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Rhymes with OIL

boil, broil, coil, foil, moil, royal, soil, spoil, toil