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grease

UK/ɡɹiːs/ US/ɡɹis/ fairly common informal slang
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

lubricate with grease

  • “grease the wheels”

Origin

From Middle English grece, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *grassia, noun derived from Latin crassus (“fat, thick”). Doublet of crass.

Phrases

  • amber grease
  • apple grease
  • bacon grease
  • bear's grease
  • cow grease
  • cow's grease
  • dielectric grease
  • dirty grease
  • grease it on
  • grease one's gills
  • grease someone's palm
  • grease the hand

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