grease
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant.
Also called grease wool . wool, as shorn, before being cleansed of the oily matter.
Also called grease-heel [grees-heel]. /ˈgrisˌhil/. Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of a horse's skin in the fetlock region, attended with an oily secretion.
Informal. a bribe.
to put grease on; lubricate: to grease the axle of a car.
to smear or cover with grease.
to cause to occur easily; smooth the way; facilitate.
Informal. to bribe.
Idioms about grease
grease someone's palm. palm1 (def. 19).
Origin of grease
1Other words from grease
- greaseless, adjective
- grease·less·ness, noun
- greaseproof, adjective
- re·grease, verb (used with object), re·greased, re·greas·ing.
- un·greased, adjective
- well-greased, adjective
Words that may be confused with grease
- grease , Greece
Words Nearby grease
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How to use grease in a sentence
Some of my teammates sat in the nearby parking lot running their bike chains through rags to clean the grease.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. grease and flour 6, 1/2-cup ramekins and set aside.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding | Carla Hall | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has faded from pixelated gray to rusted ochre, fringed on the edges with black sweat grease.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut at least Obama does seem to genuinely loathe the sucking up required to grease the wheels.
No longer swimming in the dough, means less money for the adult industry to grease the partnership wheels.
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Al-Sisi’s Egypt Is Worse For Gays Than The Muslim Brotherhood | Bel Trew | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the back, near a stand that racked a number of grease guns, he saw a second telephone fixed to the wall.
From the canvas wrapping George took out and tossed on the counter a square packet wrapped in grease-paper.
Dope | Sax RohmerA lack of processed candles and kerosene oil left only grease and wax to be utilized for making handmade candles.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBill looked at his watch and suggested that they eat first before they got all over grease by monkeying with the rear end.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerHe found much lost motion and four broken teeth, and he was grease to his eyebrows—in other words, he was happy.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for grease
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 shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
Also called: seborrhoea vet science inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion
to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease
to ease the course of: his education greased his path to success
grease the palm of or grease the hand of slang to bribe; influence by giving money to
Origin of grease
1Derived forms of grease
- greaseless, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grease
In addition to the idioms beginning with grease
- grease someone's palm
- grease the wheels
also see:
- elbow grease
- like greased lightning
- squeaky wheel gets the grease
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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