Greasen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Greasen is a verb meaning (rare, transitive) To make greased or greasy.
Meaning
(rare, transitive) To make greased or greasy.
More Meanings
- (archaic, Northern England) Smeared with grease; greased
Example Sentences
I'm goin' downtown, the telegraph to hire, And see if they need a colored man to greasen up the wire.
His quick swim consisted of the usual small circle, ending on the same moss-greasened rocky ledge that he'd landed on since he was ten years old.
Although she was a rich lady, she maintained some of her peasant mannerisms, like bringing out her age-greasened basket tea cosy which held the old tea pot and four cups inside.
Carbohydrate satiation makes the protein smell more delicious, so he floats the idea and, with assent, helps himself to a couple of drumsticks, sighing about the finger-greasening inadequacies of the plastic fork and knife.
Word Forms
- greasens
- greasening
- greasened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grease, greaseband, slicken, liquor, creesh, glib.
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