| 单词 | grease |
| 释义 | grease —greaseless, adj. —greaselessness, n. —greaseproof, adj. n. /grees/; v. /grees, greez/, n. , v. , greased, greasing. n. 1. the melted or rendered fat of animals, esp. when in a soft state. 2. fatty or oily matter in general; lubricant. 3. Also called grease wool. wool, as shorn, before being cleansed of the oily matter. 4. Also called grease-heel /grees"heel'/. Vet. Pathol. inflammation of a horse's skin in the fetlock region, attended with an oily secretion. 5. Informal. a bribe. v.t. 6. to put grease on; lubricate: to grease the axle of a car. 7. to smear or cover with grease. 8. to cause to occur easily; smooth the way; facilitate. 9. Informal. to bribe. 10. grease someone's palm. See palm1 (def. 11). [1250-1300; ME grese, grece, greice < AF grece, gresse, OF craisse (F graisse) < VL *crassia, equiv. to L crass(us) fat, thick + -ia n. suffix] |
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