Definition of moil Moil

moil

We found 14 definitions of moil from 5 different sources.

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What does moil mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

moils, moiling, moiled  

moil - moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter"
  smear make a smudge on; soil by smudging
moil - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
  labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig
  do work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
moil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
  churn, boil, roil
  move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
  seethe, roll boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • moil (Noun)
    Hard work.
  • moil (Noun)
    Confusion, turmoil.
  • moil (Noun)
    A spot; a defilement.
  • moil (Noun)
    An unwanted rim of glass left after blow molding.
  • moil (Verb)
    To toil, to work hard.
  • moil (Verb)
    To churn continually.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • moil (v. t.)
    To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.
  • moil (v. i.)
    To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
  • moil (n.)
    A spot; a defilement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • moil
    To be agitated.

Part of speech

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  • moil, verb, present, 1st person singular of moil (infinitive).
  • moil, verb (infinitive).
  • moil, noun, singular of moils.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

moil in sign language
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