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lubricated

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lu·bri·cate  (lbr-kt)
v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates
v.tr.
1. To apply a lubricant to.
2. To make slippery or smooth.
v.intr.
To act as a lubricant.
[Latin lbricre, lbrict-, from lbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
lubri·cation n.
lubri·cative adj.
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Adj.1.lubricated - smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
greased
ungreased, unlubricated - not lubricated


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When he deems Mr Venus's wheels sufficiently lubricated, Mr Wegg approaches his object by asking, as he lightly taps his hands together, to express an undesigning frame of mind:
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