underoil

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ oil.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underoil (third-person singular simple present underoils, present participle underoiling, simple past and past participle underoiled)

  1. (transitive) To oil too little.
    Antonym: overoil
    Hypernyms: underlubricate; oil < lubricate

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