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Definition of oil verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

oil

verb

NAmE//ɔɪl//

oil somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they oil

he / she / it oils

past simple oiled

-ing form oiling

to put oil onto or into something, for example a machine, in order to protect it or make it work smoothly He oiled his bike and pumped up the tires.

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