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oiled up

oiled up is the simple past and past participle of oil up.

Adjective

oiled up (not generally comparable, comparative more oiled up, superlative most oiled up)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Well oiled; thoroughly lubricated with oil.
    • Some of the bearings on this machine have oil cups. Make sure you keep it oiled up.
    Synonyms:
    well-oiled
  2. (not comparable, usually) Drunk: having been drunkened.
    • Yesterday he helped us get the machinery oiled up, and then last night he went to the hotel bar and got oiled up himself.

Meaning of oil up

Verb

oil up (third-person singular simple present oils up, present participle oiling up, simple past and past participle oiled up)

  1. (transitive) To lubricate with oil; to cover or smear with oil.
    • They really oiled up that bike chain, didn't they?
  2. To get (someone) drunk.
    • They really oiled him up last night, planning to get him to talk, but he'd been well warned about industrial espionage, and he kept his cool.
    Synonyms:
    lubricate, liquor up

Synonyms of oiled up

Forms of oiled up

comparativemore oiled up
superlativemost oiled up

Questions about oiled up

What does oiled up mean?
Oiled up means well oiled; thoroughly lubricated with oil.
What is oiled up the simple past and past participle of?
Oiled up is the simple past and past participle of oil up.
What part of speech is oiled up?
Oiled up is an adjective.

Words near oiled up in the dictionary

  1. oildrillers
  2. oile
  3. oiled
  4. oiled silk
  5. oiled silks
  6. oiled up
  7. oiler
  8. oileries
  9. oilers
  10. oilery
  11. oiles

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