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View synonyms for oiled

oiled

[ oild ]

adjective

  1. lubricated or smeared with or as if with oil.
  2. Slang. drunk; intoxicated.


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Other Words From

  • un·oiled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oiled1

First recorded in 1525–35; oil + -ed 2, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Agencies recovered four oiled birds alive in Oregon, the Coast Guard said in a news release Wednesday.

During the clean-up efforts, crews recovered three dead, oiled birds from around Swan Lake: two brown pelicans and a laughing gull.

Common fixture and hardware finishes include: nickel, chrome, brass, oiled bronze and black.

After it’s finished cooking on the oiled flat top, it’s sliced into large strips that can then be rolled up and dunked into the yogurt sauce and eaten.

“Students refuse to let their community’s tax dollars fund an incessant war machine oiled with the blood of Palestinian people,” wrote the WA Students For Palestine group in a news release.

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