oil
/ɔɪl/ verb [T]Definition
› to put oil on something, especially a machine, to make it work more easily without sticking: You may need to oil the wheels and joints.
oil the wheels informal (US grease the wheels) › to make it easier for something to happen, especially in business or politics: The new proposal will oil the wheels of deal-making by ensuring that the negotiations get off to a quicker start.
(Definition of oil verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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