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lubricated
lu·bri·cate L0278000 (lo͞o′brĭ-kāt′)v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates v.tr.1. To apply a lubricant to or make slippery: She lubricated the bike chain.2. To facilitate or make easier: tried to lubricate the relations between ambassadors.3. To cause to feel cheerful and sociable by the consumption of alcohol: I waited until he was lubricated to tell him the news.v.intr. To act as a lubricant.
[Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
lu′bri·ca′tion n.lu′bri·ca′tive adj.lubricated (ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪd) adjcovered or treated with an oily or greasy substance so as to lessen frictionThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | lubricated - smeared with oil or grease to reduce frictiongreasedungreased, unlubricated - not lubricated |
lubricated
lubricated1. slang Inebriated with alcohol to some degree, especially resulting in being in very good spirits. Sam just kept ordering bottles of wine, so we were both pretty lubricated by the time we finished lunch.2. slang Facilitated to transpire or function more easily. In all my years of experience in this job, money is still the very best thing to make sure a business deal is well lubricated. We sent over our best team to make sure the merger transition would be as lubricated as possible.lubricated mod. alcohol intoxicated. He’s not fit to talk to until he’s lubricated a bit. lubricated
Related to lubricated: lubricating oilSynonyms for lubricatedadj smeared with oil or grease to reduce frictionSynonymsAntonyms |