What does oiled mean?
Oiled means Covered in, or supplied with, oil..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Covered in, or supplied with, oil..
an oiled machine
a person's oiled body
I got well oiled last night.
It appeared that, being in his own words still considerably "oiled" on his arrival, Bowles's parson had received him into his house with strong disfavour, and, what was worse, put him through a species of inquisition regarding the condition of his soul that had, to again quote Cripps, "nearly sent him mad."
"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.
Use oiled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oiled means Covered in, or supplied with, oil..
Common synonyms include oily, oleose, oiled up, lubricated.
Possible antonyms include unoiled.
an oiled machine
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