How to use oiled in a sentence. Something that is oiled has had oil put into or onto it, for example to make it work smoothly or to protect it Lubricated or smeared with or as if with oil. See examples of oiled used in a sentence. Treated or covered with oil Seventy percent of eagle nests in the oiled area failed to produce live chicks (timothy egan)
Past simple and past participle of oil 2 To put oil on something, especially a machine, usually… Say, was he oiled when the accident happened? no, he was on the wagon again … you could tell he wasn’t tired at all, though He was pretty oiled up, for one thing. There are six meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective oiled, two of which are labelled obsolete
Definition of oiled adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Definitions of oiled adjective treated with oil “ oiled country roads” “an oiled walnut table” see more Slicked, slick, slippery, greased, lubricated, greasy, sanded, ground Rough, uneven, roughened, scuffed, coarsened, dry, straight, sober
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