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Oil meaning

What does “oil” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“oil” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water.

oil

noun

  1. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

  2. oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

    Synonymsoil coloroil colour

  3. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

    Synonymspetroleumcrude oilcruderock oilfossil oil

  4. any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

    Synonymsvegetable oil

verb

  1. cover with oil, as if by rubbing

    “oil the wooden surface”

  2. administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

    Synonymsanointinunctaneleembrocate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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