Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Treated with oil: Coated, lubricated, or soaked with oil, typically to reduce friction, protect a surface, or achieve a specific finish.
   • Intoxicated (slang): Mildly or pleasantly drunk; inebriated. This is an informal, figurative use.

Usage and Examples

• Treated with oil:
  • The mechanic used an oiled rag to clean the engine parts.
  • The salad was tossed with oiled vegetables and herbs.
  • The door's hinges need to be well-oiled to stop the squeaking.
• Intoxicated (slang):
  • After two glasses of wine, he was pleasantly oiled and very talkative.

Advanced Usage

• "well-oiled": Functioning very smoothly and efficiently, often due to good organization or lubrication.

  • The event ran like a well-oiled machine, with no delays or problems.
  • This phrase can refer literally to machinery or figuratively to any system or group.

• "oiled silk": A type of silk fabric treated with oil to make it waterproof.

  • In the 19th century, oiled silk was commonly used for raincoats.

Variants and Related Words

• Oil (verb): To apply oil to something.
  • You should oil that bicycle chain regularly.
• Oily (adjective): Containing, covered with, or resembling oil.
  • She has oily skin.
  • The soup had an oily film on the surface.

Synonyms

• For "treated with oil": Lubricated, greased, coated.
• For "intoxicated" (slang): Tipsy, buzzed, mellow, inebriated.

Related Phrases

• "oiled up": Coated with oil, often for athletic, cosmetic, or mechanical purposes.
  • The bodybuilders were oiled up before the competition.
  • I oiled up the lawnmower before storing it for winter.

Idioms

• "Like a well-oiled machine": Operating with perfect smoothness and efficiency.
  • The new team worked together like a well-oiled machine.

Adjective

1. treated with oil
   • oiled country roads
   • an oiled walnut table