grease
IPA: grˈis
noun
- Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
- (by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.
- Shorn but not yet cleansed wool.
- Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.
- (slang) Money.
verb
- (transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
- (transitive, informal) To bribe.
- (transitive, informal) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
- (transitive, slang) To extinguish the life of.
- (transitive, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (obsolete) To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
- To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
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Examples of "grease" in Sentences
- The squeaking wheel gets the grease.
- It's the grease on the factory wheels.
- The grease is also amazingly flammable.
- Informality sometimes greases the wheels.
- Anyway, splashing grease is not the issue.
- It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
- In America, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
- A grease container is located in the bottom of the tray.
- Openness and transparency grease the wheels of the community.
- It may also be oiled or greased for a degree of waterproofing.
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