oil in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
oil in Kashmiri कॉशुर
oil in Sindhi سنڌي
oil in Telugu తెలుగు
oil in English
- oil⇄adj. 1. of, having to do with, or for oil.
Ex. an oil filter, an oil pipeline.
2. producing or supplying oil.
Ex. an oil company.
3. containing or carrying oil.
Ex. an oil drum, an oil car.
4. using oil as fuel. < - oil⇄expr. burn the midnight oil, to study or work late at night.
Ex. I cannot say that I burnt much midnight oil (William Ballantine). - oil⇄expr. pour oil on troubled waters, to make things calm and peaceful.
Ex. The fight between the boys had become so fierce that the teacher had to come out to pour oil on troubled waters. - oil⇄expr. strike oil,
a. to find oil by boring a hole in the earth.
Ex. He struck oil in Oklahoma.
b. (Figurative.) to find something very profitable; succeed.
Ex. He has certainly struck oil in the ... loans (Punch). We are a natio - oil⇄noun 1. any one of several kinds of fatty or greasy liquids that are lighter than water, that burn easily, and that will not mix or dissolve in water but will dissolve in alcohol. Mineral oils, such as kerosene, are used for fuel; animal and vegetable oi
- oil⇄oil, noun, verb, adjective.
- oil⇄v.i. to become oil.
Ex. Butter oils when heated. - oil⇄v.t. 1. to put oil on or in.
Ex. to oil the squeaky hinges of a door, to oil a tanker.
(SYN) lubricate, grease.
2. (Informal, Figurative.) to bribe.