grease
noun
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
had greased
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past perfectof grease.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Either constitutes “impermissible benefits” and “inducements” — an unfair advantage, as though the Cardinals had greased their opponents’ rims before a game.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
In the McDonnell case, prosecutors showed that the former governor’s interventions on behalf of Mr. Williams often followed directly — in some cases, within minutes — after the businessman had greased his or his wife’s palm.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2016
In 1977, she charged that the new mayor had "greased" the way for an unwarranted taxicab rate increase.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Highlands, many had greased themselves with pig fat as protection against the cold, and for the occasion wore bird-of-paradise plumes, as well as their usual garb of bark or grass.
From Time Magazine Archive
In England, he used to wear his hair long, and when he had greased it, and put on a clean shirt on a Sunday, there was not a more gentlemanly-looking man in London.”
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by A. W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson
