ALL meanings of oiling
oil
O o - noun oiling Present participle of oil. 1
- noun oiling any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc. 1
- noun oiling a substance of this or similar consistency. 1
- noun oiling refined or crude petroleum. 1
- noun oiling Painting. oil color. oil painting. 1
- noun oiling Informal. unctuous hypocrisy; flattery. 1
- noun oiling an oilskin garment. 1
- noun oiling Australian and New Zealand Slang. facts or news; information: good oil. 1
- verb with object oiling to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil. 1
- verb with object oiling to bribe. 1
- verb with object oiling to make unctuous or smooth: to oil his words. 1
- verb with object oiling to convert into oil by melting, as butter. 1
- adjective oiling pertaining to or resembling oil. 1
- adjective oiling using oil, especially as a fuel: an oil furnace. 1
- adjective oiling concerned with the production or use of oil: an offshore oil rig. 1
- adjective oiling made with oil. 1
- adjective oiling obtained from oil. 1
- idioms oiling pour oil on troubled waters, to attempt to calm a difficult or tense situation, as an argument. 1
- idioms oiling strike oil, to discover oil, especially to bring in a well. to have good luck, especially financially; make an important and valuable discovery: They struck oil only after years of market research. 1