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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

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

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

vt → graisser; lubrifier;

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

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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

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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, 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 수지(獸脂) taukai, riebalai tauki minyak vet, smeer fett tłuszcz gră­­­sime жир sadlo, tuk mast mast fett, talg, ister, flott ไขมันสัตว์ yağ 動物油 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 윤활유 tepalas smērviela gris smeer smørefett, gris smar gordura untură смазка mazadlo maščoba mast smörjmedel, -olja, konsistensfett ใส่น้ำมันหล่อลื่น gres yağı 潤滑油 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 윤활유를 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 塗油 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 기름진 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 기름이 묻은 riebaluotas, tepaluotas eļļains berminyak vettig, vuil fettet, oljet usmarowany engordurado unsuros жирный zamastený masten mastan flottig, nedsmord, oljig ทาน้ำมันไว้ yağlı, yağlanmış 沾有油脂的 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 niljakas glissant שַׁמנוּנִי चकिना sklizak csúszós licin háll, sleipur scivoloso 滑りやすい 미끄러운 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