Oil is a slippery liquid that comes from minerals as well as animal and vegetable fat.
(noun)Oil is defined as to grease something or make something slippery or smooth.
(verb)See oil in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME oile < OFr < L oleum, oil, olive oil < Gr elaion, (olive) oil, akin to elaia, olive
transitive verb
adjective
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See oil in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French oile
Origin: , from Latin oleum, olive oil
Origin: , from Greek *elaiwon, elaion
Origin: , from *elaiwā, elaiā, olive
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