Grease
31grease — n. & v. n. 1 oily or fatty matter esp. as a lubricant. 2 the melted fat of a dead animal. 3 oily matter in unprocessed wool. v.tr. smear or lubricate with grease. Phrases and idioms: grease gun a device for pumping grease under pressure to a… …
32grease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat Date: 13th century 1. a. rendered animal fat b. oily matter c. a thick lubricant 2. wool as it comes from the… …
33grease — Synonyms and related words: Trinkgeld, adulation, aid, animal oil, anoint, approach, beeswax, blandishment, blarney, blunt, bonus, boodle, bounty, brass, bread, bribe, bucks, bunkum, buy, buy off, cabbage, cajolement, cajolery, cerate, chips,… …
34grease — grease1 [ gris ] noun uncount 1. ) a thick substance similar to oil, used on machine parts for making them work smoothly 2. ) fat that comes out of meat when you cook it grease grease 2 [ gris ] verb transitive 1. ) to put grease on something to… …
35grease — 1) n American money. An underworld term of the early 20th century, adopted by beatniks among others and, more recently, by teenagers. From the notion of greasing the wheels of commerce, or money as a social lubricant. If we had some grease we… …
36grease — 1. to bribe The usage predates OIL, of which it is a euphemistic synonym. Either tout court, as a verb or noun, or in phrases such as grease hands, palms, paws, the skids, the system, etc.: With gold and grotes they grease my hands, In… …
37grease — 1 noun (U) 1 animal fat that is soft after being melted 2 any thick oily substance, especially one used to make parts of machines work smoothly 2 verb (T) 1 to put grease on something: Grease the pan before you pour the batter in. 2 grease sb s… …
38grease — I UK [ɡriːs] / US [ɡrɪs] noun [uncountable] 1) a thick substance similar to oil, used on machine parts for making them work smoothly 2) fat that comes out of meat when you cook it II UK [ɡriːs] / US [ɡrɪs] verb [transitive] Word forms grease :… …
39grease — noun /gris / (say grees) 1. the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state. 2. fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant. 3. Colloquial butter. 4. Veterinary Science inflammation of a horse s skin in the fetlock region,… …
40grease — n. protection money; bribery money. (See also grease someone’s palm.) □ Rocko was in charge of making sure that enough grease was spread around city hall. □ See that the commissioner of the park district gets a little grease to help us get the… …
