lubricate
verb (used with object)
to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
unlubricated
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a word derived from
lubricate.
Example Sentences
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Our men are sallow, anemic, enfeebled; our weary women's skin is loose and wrinkled, like the leather of unlubricated machinery belting.
From Time Magazine Archive
He shut it off before it could burst into flames, but he heard the squealing of tortured, unlubricated metal grinding to a stop.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Harry Bates
