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lube

[loob] noun, verb, lubed, lub⋅ing.
–noun Informal.
1. lubricant.
2. lubrication, esp. an application of a lubricant to a vehicle.
–verb (used with object)
3. to lubricate: to lube a bicycle chain.

Origin:
by shortening
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lube   (lōōb)   
tr.v.   lubed, lub·ing, lubes
To lubricate (a car's joints, for example).
n.  A lubricant, especially one applied to machinery: silicone lube.

[Shortening and alteration of lubricant and lubricate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
lube

  1. n.
    butter. : Pass the lube, will ya, huh?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
lube
  1. lubricant

  2. lubricate

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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