grease

grease  (grs)

n.

1. Soft or melted animal fat, especially after rendering.

2. A thick oil or viscous substance, especially when used as a lubricant.

3.

a. The oily substance present in raw wool; suint.

b. Raw wool that has not been cleansed of this oily substance.

4. Slang Something, such as money or influence, that facilitates the attainment of an object or a desire: accepted some grease to fix the outcome of the race.

tr.v. (grs, grz) greased, greas·ing, greas·es

1. To coat, smear, or soil with grease: greased the pie pan.

2. To lubricate with grease.

3. To facilitate the progress of.

4. Slang To kill. See Regional Note at greasy.

Idiom:

grease (someone's) palm/hand Slang

To bribe.

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[Middle English grese, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus, fat, thick.]

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greaseless adj.

greaseproof adj.

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grease

Noun

1. soft melted animal fat

2. a thick oily substance, such as the kind put on machine parts to make them work smoothly

Verb

[greasing, greased]

1. to apply grease to: lightly grease a baking tin

2. grease someone's palm Slang to bribe someone [Latin crassus thick]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grease - a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) lubricating oil axle grease - a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
	2.	grease - the state of being covered with unclean things grime, grunge, soil, dirt, filth, stain dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
Verb	1.	grease - lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

Translations

grease [griːs] n (= fat) → grasa (= lubricant); lubricante m

vt → engrasar;

to grease the skids (US) (fig) → engrasar el mecanismo

grease [griːs] n (= fat) → graisse f (= lubricant); lubrifiant m

vt → graisser; lubrifier;

to grease the skids (US) (fig); huiler les rouages

grease [griːs] n (lubricant) → Schmiere f;

(fat) → Fett nt

vt (see n) → schmieren; fetten;

to grease the skids (US) (fig); die Maschinerie in Gang halten

grease [griːs] n (= fat) → grasso (= lubricant); lubrificante m

vt → ingrassare; lubrificare;

to grease the skids (US) (fig) → spianare la strada

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grease

n grease [griːs]

1 soft, thick, animal fat. vet, olierigheidشَحْمмасsádlofedtdas Fettλίγδα, λίποςgrasarasvروغن دنبهrasvagraisseשׁוּמָןचर्बीmast, salo(olvasztott) zsírlemakfeitigrasso獣脂수지(獸脂)taukai, riebalaitaukiminyakvet, smeerfetttłuszczgră­­­simeжирsadlo, tukmastmastfett, talg, ister, flottไขมันสัตว์yağ動物油смалецьچکنائیmỡ động vật动物油

2 any thick, oily substance She put grease on the squeaking hinge.ghriesمادّة زيتيَّهсмазкаmazadlo, kolomazsmørefedt; fedtdas Schmierölγράσοgrasamääreروغنrasvagraisseשֶׁמֶן, סִיכָהचिकनाईmast, sredstvo za podmazivanjezsiradékpelumas(smurnings)feitigrasso, lubrificanteグリース윤활유tepalassmērvielagrissmeersmørefett, grissmargorduraunturăсмазкаmazadlomaščobamastsmörjmedel, -olja, konsistensfettใส่น้ำมันหล่อลื่นgres yağı潤滑油мастилоروغنdầu mỡ润滑油

v

to put grease on, over or in The mechanic greased the car's axle.smeer olieيُشَحِّمсмазвамnamazatsmøreölenγρασάρω, λαδώνω (μτφ.)engrasarõlitamaروغن زدن بهrasvatagraisserלְשַמֵן, לְגָרֵזचिकना करनाpodmazatizsírozmelumasismyrjaingrassare, lubrificareグリースを塗る윤활유를 치다(su)teptiieeļļot; ieziestmenggrissmeren, invetten, oliënsmøresmarowaćlubrificara unge, a da cu un­soareсмазыватьnamazaťnamazati z maščobopodmazatismörjaหยอดน้ำมันgreslemek, yağlamak塗油змащуватиچکنا کرناtra mỡ涂油

adj ˈgreasy

1 of or like grease greasy food.vetterige, olierigeدُهْنيтлъстmastný, tučnýfedtetfettigλιπαρόςgrasorasvaneچربrasvainengraisseuxשׁוּמָנִיचिकनाmastanzsírosberminyakfitugur, feiturgrasso油っこい기름진riebustaukainsberminyakvettigfett(et)tłustyoleosograsжирныйmastnýmastenmastanfet, flottigซึ่งเป็นน้ำมันyağlı油膩的жирнийچکنائی والا کھاناbéo油腻的

2 covered in grease greasy hands.olierigeمُغَطّى بالدُّهْنмазенmastný, umaštěnýfedtet; indsmurtschmierigλιγδιασμένοςgrasientomäärdunudروغنیrasvainengraisseuxשׁוּמָנִיचिकनाई लगाmastan, zamašćenzsírospenuh minyakfitugur, kámugurunto脂らのついた기름이 묻은riebaluotas, tepaluotaseļļainsberminyakvettig, vuilfettet, oljetusmarowanyengorduradounsurosжирныйzamastenýmastenmastanflottig, nedsmord, oljigทาน้ำมันไว้yağlı, yağlanmış沾有油脂的жирнийچکنائی میں لپٹاdính mỡ沾有油脂的

3 slippery, as if covered in grease greasy roads.gladdeزَلِقплъзгавkluzkýfedtet; glatglitschigγλιστερόςresbaladizolibeلیزniljakasglissantשַׁמנוּנִיचकिनाsklizakcsúszóslicinháll, sleipurscivoloso滑りやすい미끄러운slidus, glitusslidensberminyakglibberig, gladglatt, sleipśliskiescorregadioalunecosскользкийklzkýspolzekklizavhalลื่นkaygan滑的слизькийبہت چکناtrơn滑的

n ˈgreasiness

vetterigheid, olierigheidدُهْنِيَّهмазнотаmastnostdet, som er fedtetdie Fettigkeitλιπαρότηταlo grasiento; lo resbaladizorasvasusچربی؛ لیزیrasvaisuusétat graisseuxשַׁמנוּנִיוּתचिकनाईskliskostzsírosságkelicinane-ð sem er feitt/fitugtuntuosità脂っこさ기름으로 번들거림riebumas, glitumastaukainumssifat berminyakvettigheid; glibberigheiddet som er fett(et)tłustośćgorduragrăsimeсальностьmastnotamastnostmasnoćaflottighet, oljighetความมันkayganlık, yağlılık油脂сальність; масністьچکنائیtính chất béo ngậy油脂