oil pull
To swish vegetable oil in one's mouth for the purpose of detoxing the body and healing…To swish vegetable oil in one's mouth for the purpose of detoxing the body and healing the teeth and gums.
» Tom does oil pulling every morning before brushing his teeth.
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1 sentencesTom does oil pulling every morning before brushing his teeth.
Meaning
1 sensesTo swish vegetable oil in one's mouth for the purpose of detoxing the body and healing the teeth and gums.
Origin
Back-formation from oil pulling.Back-formation from oil pulling.
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Forms
oil pulls, oil pulling, oil pulled, oil pulledregular
| Base form | oil pull · to oil pull |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | oil pulls |
| Present participle | oil pulling |
| Past simple | oil pulled |
| Past participle | oil pulled |
Tenses
oil pull · oil pulled · will oil pull · have oil pulledPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.