oiled up

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oiled up

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of oil up

adjective more oiled up · most oiled up

not comparable, usually Well oiled; thoroughly lubricated with oil. Some of the bearings on this machine have oil cups. Make sure you keep it oiled up.
Similar: well-oiled
not comparable, usually Drunk: having been drunkened. Yesterday he helped us get the machinery oiled up, and then last night he went to the hotel bar and got oiled up himself.

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@misc{oiled_up_2026,
  title = {oiled up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oiled%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}