oil

See also oïl, and òil

English

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Alternative forms

• oyl (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle English oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”) , from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (elaion, “olive tree”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). More at olive. Supplanted Old English æle, also from Latin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: oil, IPA: /ɔɪl/, SAMPA: /OIl/

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• Homophone: Oi'll
• Rhymes: -ɔɪl

Noun

oil (plural oils)

1. Liquid fat.
2. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
3. An oil painting.
   • 1973, John Ulric Nef, Search for meaning: the autobiography of a nonconformist (page 89)

     Yet, in another way, I was unable to put Picasso's oils in the same class as Cezanne's, or even (which will no doubt shock many readers) as Renoir's.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun oil

burn the midnight oil castor oil cod liver oil cottonseed oil croton oil crude oil essential oil evening primrose oil gorli oil grapeseed oil mineral oil motor oil

mustard oil neck oil North Sea oil oil baron oil field oilman oil paint oil painting oil refinery oil sand oil shale

oilskin oilsmoke oil stove oil tanker oil well oily olive oil peak oil pine oil pour oil on troubled waters rape oil

rapeseed oil rock oil sesame oil shale oil snake oil sunflower oil sweet oil tall oil tung oil valve oil vegetable oil

Translations

liquid fat

Afrikaans: olie (af) Akkadian: 𒉌𒄑 (akk) (šamnu, Ì.GIŠ) Albanian: vaj (sq) m. Arabic: زيت (ar) (zayt) m. Armenian: յուղ (hy) (yuġ), (vegetable oil) ձեթ (hy) (jet’) Basque: olio (eu), koipe (eu) Bengali: তেল (bn) (tel) Bulgarian: олио (bg) (ólio) Catalan: oli m. Chinese: Mandarin: 油 (zh) (yóu) Croatian: ulje (hr) n. Czech: olej (cs) m. Danish: olie (da) c. Dutch: olie (nl) f. Esperanto: oleo (eo) Finnish: öljy (fi) Franco-Provençal: ôlyo m. French: huile (fr) f. Georgian: ზეთი (ka) (zet’i) German: Öl (de) n. Greek: λάδι (el) (ládi) n., έλαιο (el) (élaio) n. Hebrew: שמן (he) (shémen) m. Hindi: तेल (hi) (tel) m. Hungarian: olaj (hu) Icelandic: olía (is) f. Italian: olio (it) m. Japanese: 油 (ja) (あぶら, abura), (as a component) 油 (ja) (ゆ, yu) Jèrriais: hielle f., huile f. Korean: 기름 (ko) (gireum), (as a component) 유 (ko) (yu) (油 (ko)) Kurdish: ڕۆن

Latvian: eļļa (lv) f. Luxembourgish: Ueleg (lb) m. Macedonian: масло (mk) (máslo) n., зејтин (mk) (zéjtin) m. Malay: lemak (ms), minyak (ms) Maltese: żejt (mt) m. Norwegian: matolje (no), olje (no) m. Old Church Slavonic: масло (maslo) n. Persian: روغن (fa) (ruğan) Polish: olej (pl) m. Portuguese: óleo (pt) m. Romanian: ulei (ro) Romansch: ieli (rm) m. Russian: масло (ru) (máslo) n. Scottish Gaelic: ola (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: уље (sh), зејтин (sh) Roman: ulje (sh), zejtin (sh) Sicilian: ogghiu (scn) m. Slovene: olje (sl) n. Spanish: aceite (es) m., óleo (es) m. Swedish: matolja (sv) c., olja (sv) c. Telugu: నూనె Tetum: mina Thai: ขด (th) (khoht) Turkish: yağ (tr) Ukrainian: олія (uk) (olíja) f. Urdu: تیل (ur) (tel) m. Uyghur: ياغ (ug) Vietnamese: dầu (vi) (油 (vi)) Welsh: olew (cy)

Petroleum-based liquid

Arabic: نفط (ar) (nafT) m., زيت (ar) (zayt) m. Aramaic: Syriac: ܢܦܛܐ (nefṬā, nefṬo) m. Hebrew: נפטא (nefṬā, nefṬo) m. Armenian: նավթ (hy) (navt'), քարյուղ (hy) (kʿaryuł) Basque: harrolio (eu) Belarusian: нафта (be) (náfta) f. Bosnian: nafta (bs) f. Bulgarian: нафта (bg) (náfta) f. Catalan: benzina Chinese: Mandarin: 石油 (zh) (shíyóu) Croatian: nafta (hr) f. Czech: nafta (cs) m. Danish: olie (da) c. Dutch: olie (nl) f., aardolie (nl) f. Esperanto: petrolo (eo), oleo (eo) Finnish: öljy (fi) French: pétrole (fr) m. Georgian: ნავთი (ka) (nav'ti) German: Erdöl (de) n., Öl (de) n. Greek: πετρέλαιο (el) (petrélaio) n. Hebrew: שמן (he) (shémen) m., נפט (he) (neft) m. Hungarian: olaj (hu)

Italian: petrolio (it) m., benzina (it) f. Japanese: 石油 (ja) (せきゆ, sekiyu), 油 (ja) (あぶら, abura) Korean: 기름 (ko) (gireum), 석유 (ko) (seokyu) (石油 (ko)) Kurdish: نه‌وت Macedonian: нафта (mk) (náfta) f. Malay: minyak (ms) Maltese: pitrolju m. Navajo: akʼah, akʼahkǫʼ Norwegian: olje (no) m., petroleum (no) m. Persian: نفت (fa) (naft) Polish: olej (pl) m., ropa (pl) f. Portuguese: petróleo (pt) m., óleo (pt) m. Romanian: petrol (ro), păcură (ro), benzină (ro) Russian: нефть (ru) (neft’) f. Scottish Gaelic: ola (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: нафта (sh) f. Roman: nafta (sh) f. Slovene: nafta (sl) f. Spanish: petróleo (es) m. Swedish: olja (sv) c., bergolja (sv) c. Telugu: చమురు Ukrainian: нафта (uk) (náfta) f. Vietnamese: dầu mỏ (vi)

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Latin: oleum m. Welsh: olew Vilamovian: ył

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to lubricate with oil
   • 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

     Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.

2. (transitive) to grease with oil for cooking

Translations

lubricate with oil

Basque: urindatu (eu), urineztatu (eu), koipeztatu (eu), labainarazi (eu), lubrifikatu (eu) Bosnian: podmazati (bs) Danish: smøre (da) Dutch: oliën (nl), smeren (nl) Esperanto: olei Finnish: öljytä (fi) German: ölen (de), einölen (de) Greek: λαδώνω (a gun); λιπαίνω (machinery) Hebrew: שימן (he) (shimén) Hungarian: olajoz (hu) Italian: oliare, oleare

Japanese: 油を塗る (あぶらをぬる, abura o nuru) Kurdish: چه‌ورکردن Latvian: eļļot Macedonian: подмачкува (mk) (podmáčkuva), намачкува (mk) (namáčkuva) Norwegian: olje (no) Polish: naoliwić (pl) Russian: смазывать (ru) (smázyvat’), смазать (ru) (smázat’) Slovene: naoljiti Spanish: aceitar (es) Swedish: olja (sv), smörja (sv) Telugu: నూనె దీపము (te) (nune dIpamu)

to grease with oil for cooking

Bosnian: nauljiti (bs) Catalan: greixar Dutch: invetten, oliën Esperanto: olei Finnish: voidella (fi), rasvata (fi) German: mit Öl bestreichen Hebrew: שימן (he) (shimén) Hungarian: olajoz (hu)

Italian: oliare, oleare Japanese: 油をひく (あぶらをひく, abura o hiku) Latvian: taukot Macedonian: подмачкува (mk) (podmáčkuva), намачкува (mk) (namáčkuva) Norwegian: olje (no), smøre (no) Spanish: engrasar (es) Swedish: olja (sv), smörja (sv)

Anagrams

• ILO, LOI

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Anglo-Norman

Noun

oil m. (oblique plural ialz, nominative singular ialz, nominative plural oil)

1. eye (anatomy)

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Irish

Verb

oil

1. to educate