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OYL/ɔɪl/

Oil is a thick liquid from plants or the ground: cooking oil, olive oil, oil on the road, an oil company. It is uncountable: some oil, a bottle of oil, not “two oils” unless you mean types. Petrol is fuel for cars in British English; oil can mean engine oil or crude oil. Grease is thicker. Add oil / run out of oil are common.

Meaning

A thick liquid from plants or the ground, used in cooking or as fuel.

Examples

• “Add a little oil to the pan.”
• “Heat a little oil before you add the onions.”
• “The car needs more oil in the engine.”

Good to know

Uncountable: some oil / a bottle of oil. cooking oil. Cars: petrol (UK) vs engine oil.

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