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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

n [griːs griːz]

1. (Cookery) animal fat in a soft or melted condition

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Also called grease wool shorn fleece before it has been cleaned

4. Also called seborrhoea (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion

vb [griːz griːs] (tr)

1. to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease

2. to ease the course of his education greased his path to success

grease the palm (or hand) of Slang to bribe; influence by giving money to

[from Old French craisse, from Latin crassus thick]

greaseless  adj

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]

A. N (= oil, fat etc) → grasa f; [of candle] → sebo m; (= dirt) → mugre f; (= lubricant) → lubricante m

B. VT [+ baking tin] → engrasar (Aut etc) → engrasar, lubricar
like greased lightning → como un relámpago
to grease sb's palm → untar la mano a algn

C. CPD grease gun N → pistola f engrasadora, engrasadora f a presión
grease monkey N (US) → mecánico/a m/f, maquinista mf
grease nipple N (Aut) → engrasador m
grease remover N → quitagrasas m inv

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grease [ˈgriːz ˈgriːs]

n

(pejorative) (= fat) → gras m

(= lubricating oil) → lubrifiant m

(= dirty oil)
His clothes were covered in grease → Ses vêtements étaient couverts de cambouis.

vt

[+ dish, tin] → graisser

[+ part of machine] → lubrifier
to grease the skids (US) (fig) → huiler les rouages
grease gun n → graisseur m

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grease

n

→ Fett nt; (= lubricant) → (Schmier)fett nt, → Schmiere f; his hair was thick with grease → seine Haare starrten vor Fett

(also grease wool) → Schweißwolle f

vt → fetten; skin → einfetten, einschmieren (inf); (Aut, Tech) → schmieren; to grease back one’s hair → sich (dat) → die Haare mit Pomade nach hinten frisieren; to grease somebody’s palm (inf) → jdm etwas zustecken (inf), → jdn schmieren (inf); like greased lightning (inf) → wie ein geölter Blitz

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grease:

grease gun

n → Fettspritze or -presse f

grease mark

n → Fettfleck m

grease monkey

n (inf) → Mechanikerlehrling m

grease nipple

n → Schmiernippel m

greasepaint

n (Theat) → (Fett)schminke f

greaseproof

adj → fettdicht; grease paper → Pergamentpapier nt

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grease [griːs]

1. n (fat) → grasso, unto; (lubricant) → grasso, lubrificante m

2. vt (baking tin) → ungere (Aut) → ingrassare, lubrificare
like greased lightning (fam) → come una saetta
to grease the skids (Am) (fig) → spianare la strada

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grease [griːs]

1. n (fat) → grasso, unto; (lubricant) → grasso, lubrificante m

2. vt (baking tin) → ungere (Aut) → ingrassare, lubrificare
like greased lightning (fam) → come una saetta
to grease the skids (Am) (fig) → spianare la strada

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grease

n grease [griːs]

1 soft, thick, animal fat. vet, olierigheid شَحْم мас sádlo fedt das Fett λίγδα, λίπος grasa rasv روغن دنبه rasva graisse שׁוּמָן चर्बी mast, salo (olvasztott) zsír lemak feiti grasso 獣脂 (부드러운) 수지(獸脂) taukai, riebalai tauki minyak vet, smeer fett tłuszcz gră­­­sime жир sadlo, tuk mast mast fett, talg, ister, flott ไขมันสัตว์ yağ 動物脂肪 смалець چکنائی mỡ động vật 动物油

2 any thick, oily substance She put grease on the squeaking hinge. ghries مادّة زيتيَّه смазка mazadlo, kolomaz smørefedt; fedt das Schmieröl γράσο grasa määre روغن rasva graisse שֶׁמֶן, סִיכָה चिकनाई mast, sredstvo za podmazivanje zsiradék pelumas (smurnings)feiti grasso, lubrificante グリース 그리스, 윤활유 tepalas smērviela gris smeer smørefett, gris smar gordura untură смазка mazadlo maščoba mast smörjmedel, -olja, konsistensfett ใส่น้ำมันหล่อลื่น gres yağı 油脂 мастило روغن dầu mỡ 润滑油

v

to put grease on, over or in The mechanic greased the car's axle. smeer olie يُشَحِّم смазвам namazat smøre ölen γρασάρω, λαδώνω (μτφ.) engrasar õlitama روغن زدن به rasvata graisser לְשַמֵן, לְגָרֵז चिकना करना podmazati zsíroz melumasi smyrja ingrassare, lubrificare グリースを塗る 그리스를 치다 (su)tepti ieeļļot; ieziest menggris smeren, invetten, oliën smøre smarować lubrificar a unge, a da cu un­soare смазывать namazať namazati z maščobo podmazati smörja หยอดน้ำมัน greslemek, yağlamak 塗上油脂 змащувати چکنا کرنا tra mỡ 涂油

adj greasy

1 of or like grease greasy food. vetterige, olierige دُهْني тлъст mastný, tučný fedtet fettig λιπαρός graso rasvane چرب rasvainen graisseux שׁוּמָנִי चिकना mastan zsíros berminyak fitugur, feitur grasso 油っこい 기름기가 도는 riebus taukains berminyak vettig fett(et) tłusty oleoso gras жирный mastný masten mastan fet, flottig ซึ่งเป็นน้ำมัน yağlı 油膩的 жирний چکنائی والا کھانا béo 油腻的

2 covered in grease greasy hands. olierige مُغَطّى بالدُّهْن мазен mastný, umaštěný fedtet; indsmurt schmierig λιγδιασμένος grasiento määrdunud روغنی rasvainen graisseux שׁוּמָנִי चिकनाई लगा mastan, zamašćen zsíros penuh minyak fitugur, kámugur unto 脂らのついた 기름투성이의 riebaluotas, tepaluotas eļļains berminyak vettig, vuil fettet, oljet usmarowany engordurado unsuros жирный zamastený masten mastan flottig, nedsmord, oljig ทาน้ำมันไว้ yağlı, yağlanmış 沾滿油脂的 жирний چکنائی میں لپٹا dính mỡ 沾有油脂的

3 slippery, as if covered in grease greasy roads. gladde زَلِق плъзгав kluzký fedtet; glat glitschig γλιστερός resbaladizo libe لیز liukas glissant שַׁמנוּנִי चकिना sklizak csúszós licin háll, sleipur scivoloso 滑りやすい 미끈거리는 slidus, glitus slidens berminyak glibberig, glad glatt, sleip śliski escorregadio alunecos скользкий klzký spolzek klizav hal ลื่น kaygan 滑的 слизький بہت چکنا trơn 滑的

n greasiness

vetterigheid, olierigheid دُهْنِيَّه мазнота mastnost det, som er fedtet die Fettigkeit λιπαρότητα lo grasiento; lo resbaladizo rasvasus چربی؛ لیزی rasvaisuus état graisseux שַׁמנוּנִיוּת चिकनाई skliskost zsírosság kelicinan e-ð sem er feitt/fitugt untuosità 脂っこさ 기름으로 번들거림 riebumas, glitumas taukainums sifat berminyak vettigheid; glibberigheid det som er fett(et) tłustość gordura grăsime сальность mastnota mastnost masnoća flottighet, oljighet ความมัน kayganlık, yağlılık 油脂 сальність; масність چکنائی tính chất béo ngậy 油脂

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grease → شحم sádlo fedt Fett λίπος grasa rasva graisse mast grasso 獣脂 그리스 vet fett tłuszcz gordura жир fett น้ำมัน yağ mỡ 油脂