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grease
(grēs)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. (grēs, grēz) greased, greas·ing, greas·es
Idiom: 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 Note at greasy.
grease (someone's) palm/hand Slang
To bribe.
[Middle English grese, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus, fat, thick.]
grease′less adj.
grease′proof′ adj.
grease
n
1. (Cookery) animal fat in a soft or melted condition
2. (General Engineering) any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc
3. (Agriculture) shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
4. (Veterinary Science) vet science Also called: seborrhoea inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion
vb (tr)
5. to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease
6. to ease the course of: his education greased his path to success.
7. grease the palm of grease the hand of slang to influence by giving money to; bribe
[C13: from Old French craisse, from Latin crassus thick]
ˈgreaseless adj
grease
(n. gris; v. gris, griz)n., v. greased, greas•ing. n.
1. the melted or rendered fat of animals, esp. when in a soft state.
2. fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant.
3. Also called grease′ wool`. wool, as shorn, before being cleansed of the oily matter.
4. Informal. a bribe.
v.t. 5. to put grease on: to grease the axle of a car.
6. to smear or cover with grease.
7. to cause to occur easily; smooth the way.
8. Informal. to bribe.
Idioms: grease someone's palm or hand, to give someone money as a bribe.
[1250–1300; < Old French craisse « Latin crassus fat, thick]
grease′less, adj.
grease′proof`, adj.
grease
Past participle: greased
Gerund: greasing
Imperative |
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grease
To coat the inside of a pan or dish with fat.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() axle grease - a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water |
2. | ![]() 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
شَحْممادّة زيتيَّهيُشَحِّم
kolomazmazadlomazivonamazatsádlo
fedtsmøresmørefedt
lahjoaöljytärasvarasvatavoidella
चरबी
mast
zsírozmegkenmegvesztegetolajozolvasztott zsír
feitismyrja
獣脂
그리스
glitumasglitusriebaluotasslidustaukai
ieeļļotieziestsmērvielatauki
sadlo
maščobamastnamastiti
fett
น้ำมัน
چربی
mỡ
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
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
grease monkey N (US) → mecánico/a m/f, maquinista mf
grease nipple N (Aut) → engrasador m
grease remover N → quitagrasas m inv
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
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
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
like greased lightning (fam) → come una saetta
to grease the skids (Am) (fig) → spianare la strada
grease
(griːs) noun1. soft, thick, animal fat.
2. any thick, oily substance. She put grease on the squeaking hinge.
verb to put grease on, over or in. The mechanic greased the car's axle.
ˈgreasy adjective1. of or like grease. greasy food.
2. covered in grease. greasy hands.
3. slippery, as if covered in grease. greasy roads.
ˈgreasiness noun