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oil n. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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oil n. [
oil color, oil colour] oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
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oil v. cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"
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oil v. [
anoint, inunct, anele, embrocate] administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
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oil n. [
petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil] a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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