to grease

Examples

• All

• I located him in the equipment shed, greasing the tractor's wheel bearings.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I think I want you to grease up your fingers.

• What if I grease you?

  Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012)

• Come on, boys, grease 'em up.

  Orgazmo (1998)

• We'll grease it like lightning.

  Octaman (1971)

• And then we're going to grease the cookie sheet with the iron.

• Now that our mixture is made, it's time to grease the tin.

• What I'm going to do, I'm just going to grease that O-ring ever so slightly.

• OK, first thing that we're going to do before we head over to the stove is grease our pan with a little bit of baking spray.

  Rosanna Pansino

• To ensure the machine runs smoothly, remember to grease all moving parts regularly.

Synonyms

O

to oil

vsto grease

42 4.1

To put a slippery liquid on something to make it move more easily or for a ritual

focuses only on lubrication of moving parts using a thick fatty substance

L

to lubricate

vsto grease

• Specialized

19 4.4

To make machine parts move smoothly by putting oil or grease on them

uses a thick fatty substance specifically rather than any broader agent

L

to lube

vsto grease

• Informal

9 6.4

Apply oil or grease to a machine part so it moves more easily

refers specifically to applying a thick fatty substance for smooth movement

Antonyms

U

unlubricated

6.7

Without oil or grease that helps machine parts move smoothly

Idioms

G

to grease the wheels

• Informal

4 4.9

To make things run more smoothly by giving help or small payments

G

to grease one's palms

• Informal

1 8.5

To give someone money secretly to make them do something for you

G

to grease someone's palm

• Informal

8.1

To give someone money secretly to make them do something for you

G

to grease the mayor's palm

• Informal

9.8

To give money or gifts to a mayor to get a special favor

Compounds

E

elbow grease

• Informal

7 4.1

A lot of hard work with your hands and arms to clean or shine things

G

grease monkey

• Offensive

5 7.7

A person who repairs cars and other machines

A

axle grease

• Specialized

3 5.2

A thick oily material used to make axles and moving parts move smoothly

G

grease gun

1 4.4

A hand tool that puts grease into machine parts

G

goose grease

1 7.5

Fat from geese that people use in cooking and rub on the skin as a simple medicine

H

hair grease

3.5

A thick oily product put on hair to make it shiny and easier to style

W

wool grease

• Specialized

8.4

A yellow oily product from sheep's wool that softens skin

How Lubricated

to slather

• Informal

15 6.9

to lubricate

• Specialized

19 4.4

to grease

68 2.8

to oil

42 4.1

coat

92 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology