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grease

[n. grees; v. grees, greez] noun, verb, greased, greasing.
–noun
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. Also called grease-heel [grees-heel] . Veterinary Pathology. inflammation of a horse's skin in the fetlock region, attended with an oily secretion.
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.
10. grease someone's palm. palm 1 (def. 19).

Origin:
1250–1300; ME grese, grece, greice < AF grece, gresse, OF craisse (F graisse) < VL *crassia, equiv. to L crass(us) fat, thick + -ia n. suffix


greaseless, adjective
grease⋅less⋅ness, noun
greaseproof, adjective
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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.

    1. The oily substance present in raw wool; suint.

    2. Raw wool that has not been cleansed of this oily substance.

  3. 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
  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 Regional Note at greasy.


[Middle English grese, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus, fat, thick.]
grease'less adj., grease'proof' adj.
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