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adding oil

adding oil is the present participle and gerund of add oil.

Meaning of add oil

Verb

add oil (third-person singular simple present adds oil, present participle adding oil, simple past and past participle added oil)

  1. (China, Hong-Kong, idiomatic) Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc.
    Synonyms:
    let's go

Questions about adding oil

What is adding oil the present participle and gerund of?
Adding oil is the present participle and gerund of add oil.

Words near adding oil in the dictionary

  1. adding fuel to the fire
  2. adding fuel to the flame
  3. adding in quadrature
  4. adding machine
  5. adding machines
  6. adding oil
  7. adding on
  8. adding one's twopenn'orth
  9. adding salt to injury
  10. adding to the list
  11. adding up

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