grease /grēs/

1. A soft thick animal fat
2. Oily matter of any kind
3. The condition of fatness
4. An inflammation in the heels of a horse, marked by swelling, etc (veterinary medicine)

1. (in UK sometimes pronounced /grēz/) to smear with grease
2. To lubricate
3. To bribe (slang)
4. To facilitate

greaseˈless adjective

greaser /grēzˈər or grēsˈər/ noun

1. A person who greases
2. A member of a gang of long-haired motorcyclists (slang)
3. A ship's engineer (slang)
4. A Mexican or a Spanish American or Mediterranean person (US; offensive sl)
5. An obsequious person (Aust and NZ informal)
6. (of an aircraft) a gentle landing

greasˈily adverb

greasˈiness noun

greasˈy adjective

1. (in UK sometimes /grēzˈi/) of or like grease or oil
2. Smeared with grease
3. Having a slippery coating
4. Fatty
5. Oily
6. Obscene
7. Unctuous or ingratiating

1. A shearer
2. A camp-cook in the outback
3. (in pl) fish and chips

greaseˈball noun (US derog sl)

1. A person of Latin racial origin, esp Mediterranean or Latin American, with dark hair and skin
2. Someone with oily, slicked-back hair
3. A loose derogatory term, esp for someone dirty or unkempt

greaseˈband noun (horticulture)

A band of sticky or greasy material put around eg a tree trunk to prevent insects from climbing further up it

grease cup noun

A lubricating device which stores grease and feeds it into a bearing

grease gun noun

A lubricating pump

greaseˈ-heels singular noun (veterinary medicine)

Grease (in horses)

grease monkey noun (slang)

A mechanic

grease paint noun

A tallowy substance used by actors in making up

greaseˈproof adjective

Resistant or impermeable to grease

greaseˈwood noun

A name for various oily American shrubs of the goosefoot family

greasy spoon noun (slang)

A cheap, shabby, often grubby cafe

grease someone's palm see under palm¹

grease the wheels (figurative)

To make things go smoothly

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