Meaning & use
grease
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A thick, oily substance used to lubricate machinery, or melted fat from cooking.
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The mechanic wiped the grease from his hands after servicing the engine.
The frying pan was still coated in grease from breakfast.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to grease" can mean literally to lubricate something, or figuratively to bribe someone, as in "grease someone's palm."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To coat or lubricate with grease, or figuratively, to bribe.
He greased the hinges so the door would stop squeaking.
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