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noun
1.
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially 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.
5.
Informal. a bribe.
verb (used with object)
6.
to put grease on; lubricate: to grease the axle of a car.
7.
to smear or cover with grease.
8.
to cause to occur easily; smooth the way; facilitate.
9.
Informal. to bribe.
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Greaseless
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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10.
grease someone's palm. palm1 (def. 19).
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English grese, grece, greice < Anglo-French grece, gresse, Old French craisse (French graisse) < Vulgar Latin *crassia, equivalent to Latin crass(us) fat, thick + -ia noun suffix
1250–1300; Middle English grese, grece, greice < Anglo-French grece, gresse, Old French craisse (French graisse) < Vulgar Latin *crassia, equivalent to Latin crass(us) fat, thick + -ia noun suffix
Related forms
grease·less, adjective
grease·less·ness, noun
grease·proof, adjective
re·grease, verb (used with object), -greased, -greas·ing.
un·greased, adjective
EXPANDwell-greased, adjective
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| grease | |
| —n | |
| 1. | animal fat in a soft or melted condition |
| 2. | any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc |
| 3. | Also called: grease wool shorn fleece before it has been cleaned |
| 4. | vet science Also called: seborrhoea inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease |
| 6. | to ease the course of: his education greased his path to success |
| 7. | slang grease the palm of, grease the hand of to bribe; influence by giving money to |
| [C13: from Old French craisse, from Latin crassus thick] | |
| 'greaseless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
grease
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. grece, from O.Fr. graisse, from V.L. *crassia "(melted) animal fat, grease," from L. crassus "thick, solid, fat." Verb sense of "ply with bribe or protection money" is 1520s, from notion of grease the wheels "make things run smoothly" (mid-15c.). To grease (someone's) palm is
EXPANDfrom 1580s. Greasy spoon "small cheap restaurant" is from 1925. Greaser, derogatory Amer.Eng. slang for "native Mexican or Latin American," first attested 1849.
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Slang Dictionary
grease definition
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