oiled
oiled adjective: covered in, or supplied with, oil. Also the simple past and past participle of oil.
Adjective
oiled (comparative more oiled, superlative most oiled)
- Covered in, or supplied with, oil.
- an oiled machine
- a person's oiled body
- Drunk. Usually in conjunction with an adverb of degree.
- I got well oiled last night.
- It appeared that, being in his own words still considerably "oiled" on his arrival, Bowles's parson had received him into his house with strong disfavour, and, what was worse, put him through a species of inquisition regarding the condition of his soul that had, to again quote Cripps, "nearly sent...1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 149
- Synonyms:
- oiled up, lubricated, lubed, lubed up, Adrian Quist, adrip, aled up, all mops and brooms, arseholed, a sheet in the wind
Also used as
oiled is also the simple past and past participle of oil.
Examples of oiled in a sentence
- Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
- They oiled it up with about five times more oil than was necessary.
- Some of the bearings on this machine have oil cups. Make sure you keep it oiled up.
Synonyms of oiled
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Forms of oiled
| comparative | more oiled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most oiled |
Words formed from oiled
Phrases with oiled
Questions about oiled
- What does oiled mean?
- Oiled means covered in, or supplied with, oil.
- What part of speech is oiled?
- Oiled is an adjective.
Words near oiled in the dictionary
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