grease

noun

/ɡriːs/

[uncountable]

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any thick oily substance, especially one that is used to make machines run smoothly
- Grease marks can be removed with liquid detergent.
- Her hands were covered with oil and grease.
- the grease in his hair
see also elbow grease
animal fat that has been made softer by cooking or heating
- He collected the plates, which were covered with grease.
- There was a film of grease on the kitchen window.
Extra Examples
- The kitchen surfaces were all smeared with grease.
- He spoke as he ate, spraying crumbs everywhere, and letting grease dribble down his chin.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bacon
verb + grease
- be covered in
- be covered with
- be smeared with
- …
grease + noun
- mark
- spot
- stain
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus ‘thick, fat’.

verb

/ɡriːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they grease	/ɡriːs/ /ɡriːs/
he / she / it greases	/ˈɡriːsɪz/ /ˈɡriːsɪz/
past simple greased	/ɡriːst/ /ɡriːst/
past participle greased	/ɡriːst/ /ɡriːst/
-ing form greasing	/ˈɡriːsɪŋ/ /ˈɡriːsɪŋ/

Idioms

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Idioms

grease somebody’s palm

(old-fashioned, informal) to give somebody money in order to persuade them to do something dishonest synonym bribe

grease the wheels (North American English)

(British English oil the wheels)

to help something to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics

Grease

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a US musical play about the love affairs of young people, especially Danny and Sandy, in a high school in the early days of rock and roll. The title refers to the hair oil used by the boys. In the successful film version (1978) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John played the main parts. Grease 2 (1982) with different actors was less successful.

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