lube

noun

1
2
: an application of a lubricant : lubrication

Examples of lube in a Sentence

He took his car to the garage for a lube and oil change.
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Her earliest moments in the show have shades of a western—No Country for Old Men with a side of devout Trump supporters, sniffer dogs, petrifying cronies, and balloons stuffed with fentanyl and swallowed with lube. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 What's a little lube between friends and strangers? Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026 This next service, a considerate mechanic could have readjusted it or just added a little door lube. John Paul, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026 Alexander Skarsgård also recalls the real-life bikers, some of whom appear in the film, offering advice on the proper lube to use for a forest orgy. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lube

Word History

Etymology

short for lubricant or lubrication

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lube was in 1926

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“Lube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lube. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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