grease (gr ēs)
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n.1. Soft or melted animal fat, especially after rendering. 2. A thick oil or viscous substance, especially when used as a lubricant. 3. a. The oily substance present in raw wool; suint. b. Raw wool that has not been cleansed of this oily substance. 4. 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. (gr ēs, gr ēz) 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 Note at greasy. Idiom: grease (someone's) palm/hand Slang To bribe.
[Middle English grese, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus, fat, thick.]
greaseless adj. greaseproof′ adj. |