Grease

Quick meaning: Grease is a noun meaning Animal fat in a melted or soft state.

Meaning

Animal fat in a melted or soft state.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.
2. Shorn but not yet cleansed wool.
3. Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.
4. (transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
5. (transitive, informal) To bribe.
6. (slang) Money.
7. (slang, dated, printing) Synonym of fat (“work containing much blank, profitable to the compositor”).

Example Sentences

the greas'd advocate that grinds the poor

You have greased him / For chewing love again in haste

Then you remember we greased him to the tune of five hundred.

To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.

Word Forms

• greases
• greasing
• greased

Synonyms for grease

Depending on context, synonyms include fat, lard, whack, bump off, hit, annihilate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lubricate, stain, dirt, soil, filth, grime.

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