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grease
[grees, grees, greez]
noun
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
She always saves the bacon grease to fry her eggs and potatoes in.
fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant.
The auto mechanicās overalls were stained with engine grease and motor oil.
The golfer admitted to using a little grease on the face of his driver to reduce sidespin.
Informal.Ģża bribe.
Also called grease wool.Ģżshorn wool before being cleaned of the oily matter.
Also called grease-heel.ĢżVeterinary Pathology.Ģżinflammation of a horse's skin in the fetlock region, accompanied by an oily secretion.
verb (used with object)
to lubricate by putting a fatty or oily substance on.
I think I need to grease my bike chain a littleāitās not moving smoothly.
to smear or cover with a fatty or oily substance.
Grease the baking sheet before spooning the dough onto it.
In pioneer days they sometimes made windows out of greased paper.
to cause to occur easily or smoothly; facilitate.
Extra incentives were offered to grease the trade deal.
If it looks like itāll be an awkward social engagement, he has a stiff drink first to grease the proceedings.
Informal.Ģżto bribe.
grease
noun
animal fat in a soft or melted condition
any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc
Also called: grease wool.Ģżshorn fleece before it has been cleaned
Also called: seborrhoea.Ģżvet science inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion
verb
to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease
to ease the course of
his education greased his path to success
slangĢżto bribe; influence by giving money to
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- greaseless adjective
- greaselessness noun
- greaseproof adjective
- regrease verb (used with object)
- ungreased adjective
- well-greased adjective
- Ė²µ°ł±š²¹²õ±š±ō±š²õ²õ adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of grease1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of grease1
Idioms and Phrases
grease (someone's) palm, to bribe.
The only way to get a permit in this town is to grease the commissioner's palm.
Example Sentences
I was continually scaling walls and dragging him, covered in engine grease, out from under a car in the morning after he slipped out the front door left ajar.
Once the sauce has considerably thickened up a bit and it takes some more elbow grease to run your whisk through it, add salt and another squeeze of lemon juice and taste.
āNo, they're taking up issues that really grease the pockets of the uber-rich in this country at the expense of the folks who need these programs the most.ā
It then brings the cooking oil and grease to a plant in Comayagua, where they are purified and processed in a reaction known as saponification.
It is important to have paper towels, not just a cooling rack, because they pull the excess grease off, making whatever you fry even more perfect.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- lardĢż
- lubricantĢż
- oilĢż
- vegetable oilĢż
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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