Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense greases, present participle greasing, past tense, past participle greased
1. uncountable noun
Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly.
...grease-stained hands.
2. verb
If you grease a part of a car, machine, or device, you put grease on it in order to make it work smoothly.
I greased front and rear hubs and adjusted the brakes. [VERB noun]
3. uncountable noun
Grease is an oily substance that is produced by your skin.
His hair is thick with grease.
4. uncountable noun
Grease is animal fat that is produced by cooking meat. You can use grease for cooking.
He could smell the bacon grease.
5. verb
If you grease a dish, you put a small amount of fat or oil around the inside of it in order to prevent food sticking to it during cooking.
Grease two sturdy baking sheets and heat the oven to 400 degrees. [VERB noun]
Place the frozen rolls on a greased baking tray. [VERB-ed]
6. See also elbow grease
grease in British English
noun (ɡriːs, ɡriːz)
1.
animal fat in a soft or melted condition
2.
any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc
3.
shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
4. Also called: seborrhoea veterinary science
inflammation of the skin of horses around the fetlocks, usually covered with an oily secretion
verb (ɡriːz, ɡriːs)(transitive)
5.
to soil, coat, or lubricate with grease
6.
to ease the course of
his education greased his path to success
7. grease the palm of
Derived forms
greaseless (ˈgreaseless)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French craisse, from Latin crassus thick
grease in American English
(gris; for v., also griz)
noun
1.
melted animal fat
2.
any thick, oily substance or lubricant, esp. the substance that is put on the movingparts of automobiles and other machines to make them run smoothly
3.
an inflammation of the skin of a horse's fetlock or pastern characterized by cracked skin and an oily discharge
: also grease heel
4.
a.
the oily substance in uncleaned wool; suint
b.
an uncleaned fleece
: also grease wool
verb transitiveWord forms: greased or ˈgreasing
5.
to smear or lubricate with grease
6.
to influence by giving money to; bribe or tip
: chiefly in grease the palm (or hand) of
Idioms:
in (the) grease
Word origin
ME gresse < OFr craisse < VL *crassia < L crassus, fat, thick: see crass
grease in Automotive Engineering
(gris)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of vehicles in order to make them work smoothly.
The amount of dust and grease on the engine indicated it had not been touched recently.
Grease is an oil to which a thickening base has been added so that the end product is semi-solid.
Oil and grease can deteriorate wires, belts, and hoses.
More idioms containing
grease
elbow grease
grease someone's palm
Examples of 'grease' in a sentence
grease
Shape into a round and place on a greased baking tray.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the pasta to the mince mixture and pour into a greased casserole dish.
The Sun (2016)
Soap works by picking up the grease on the skin that carries bacteria.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cover with lightly greased kitchen foil and roast for 1 hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Q We have a leather sofa that gets sticky at the top from hairspray and hair grease.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Place the dough in a large, lightly greased bowl and cover with a clean, damp cloth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Use some of the oil to grease each sheet and lay the fish on top.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lightly grease two silicone egg poachers with olive oil.
The Sun (2016)
We had new grease traps put in and new plumbing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The bacteria set up infection and inflammation as they feed on the grease and dead skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Turn out the contents into the greased baking dish.
The Sun (2015)
Transfer it to a lightly greased baking tray and brush with butter.
The Sun (2014)
What would they know about elbow grease?
The Sun (2014)
Turn the mixture into a lightly greased baking tin.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Skin pores get blocked with grease and dead skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Turn into a greased ovenproof dish and top with remaining cheese.
The Sun (2012)
Tip the dough onto the greased tray.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This does take some serious elbow grease.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Save on elbow grease and put the tarnished item in a bowl on top of aluminium foil shiny side up.
The Sun (2010)
It smelt of oil and grease.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You should use silicone grease, which will not damage rubber components.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Cover with piece of greased foil and bake in oven for 1 hour.
Elliot, Rose Cooking with Beans and Pulses
Repeat until the mixture is used up, greasing the pan each time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Use a little of the melted butter to grease two 20cm sandwich tins.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Another conspicuous commodity was bear grease, used to shape moustaches and wigs.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He wore a cloth skirt with grasses and leaves to cover the back and a belt greased in fat and oil to make it shine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You get little bugs, you get little hairs, grease and goo.
The Sun (2014)
But he wants a helper to plait, braid and grease his hair - which would take another three hours.
The Sun (2006)
In other languages
grease
British English: grease /ɡriːs/ NOUN
Grease is a thick substance used to oil the moving parts of machines.
His hands were covered in grease.
American English: grease
Arabic: شَحْم
Brazilian Portuguese: gordura
Chinese: 油脂
Croatian: mast
Czech: mazivo
Danish: fedt
Dutch: smeer
European Spanish: grasa suciedad
Finnish: rasva
French: graisse
German: Fett
Greek: λίπος
Italian: grasso
Japanese: 獣脂
Korean: 그리스
Norwegian: fett
Polish: tłuszcz
European Portuguese: gordura
Romanian: unsoare
Russian: смазка
Latin American Spanish: grasa
Swedish: fett
Thai: น้ำมัน
Turkish: yağ
Ukrainian: мастило
Vietnamese: mỡ
British English: grease VERB
If you grease a part of a car, machine, or device, you put grease on it in order to make it work smoothly.
I greased front and rear hubs and adjusted the brakes.
American English: grease
Brazilian Portuguese: lubrificar
Chinese: 给…加润滑油
European Spanish: engrasar
French: graisser
German: schmieren
Italian: lubrificare
Japanese: 油を塗る
Korean: ~에 기름을 두르다
European Portuguese: lubrificar
Latin American Spanish: engrasar
All related terms of 'grease'
axle grease
lubricant for axles
grease cup
a container that stores grease and feeds it through a small hole into a bearing
grease gun
a device for forcing grease through nipples into bearings, usually consisting of a cylinder with a plunger and nozzle fitted to it
grease wool
shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
candle grease
the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
elbow grease
People use elbow grease to refer to the strength and energy that you use when doing physical work like rubbing or polishing .
goose grease
the melted fat of the goose , used in domestic medicine as an ointment
grease monkey
a mechanic , esp one who works on cars or aircraft
grease nipple
a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing , etc
grease paint
an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment , used by actors, clowns , etc., for making up their faces
grease pencil
a pencil of compressed grease and coloring matter used for marking on signs or paper with a glossy finish
grease remover
a substance that removes grease
grease-stained
stained with grease marks
in (the) grease
fat and ready to be killed
grease someone's palm
to give money to an official in order to gain an unfair advantage over other people or in order to get something that you want
grease the palm of
to influence by giving money to; bribe
wool fat
the natural grease found in sheep's wool , yielding lanolin
oil the wheels
to help things to run smoothly and successfully
oilcup
a cup-shaped oil reservoir in a machine providing continuous lubrication for a bearing
nipple
The nipples on someone's body are the two small pieces of slightly hard flesh on their chest . Babies suck milk from their mothers ' breasts through their mothers' nipples.