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Meaning of 'grease' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grease [ n.]
- Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.
- An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences.
2 . Grease [ v. t.]
- To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon.
- To bribe; to corrupt with presents.
- To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
- To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.

Meaning of 'grease' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grease [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lubricate with grease
Example in sentence:
  • grease the wheels

Nearby Words:

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