Definition of grease
1a : rendered animal fatb : oily matterc : a thick lubricant
2 : wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats
in the grease
of wool or fur : in the natural uncleaned condition
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If creating yourself takes grease paint, a wig, and the entirety of a Sephora aisle?
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Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with one tablespoon butter and dust with one tablespoon flour.
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Grease a 9- or 8-inch/21-centimeter loaf pan with butter, line it with a parchment paper sling and butter the paper.
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The bread soaks up the grease and leaves the chicken light in texture and heavy in flavor.
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Jeffrey Schwarz recalls the extravagant career of producer Allan Carr, from 'Grease' glory to Oscar shame.
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At the grease Monkey stage Idol Job will preform at 6:30p.m, Brandon Steadman Band 8p.m.
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Squeaky wheels generally don't get the grease in baseball.
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Soon thereafter, McConnell and Senate Republicans absconded into a series of clandestine sessions in the hopes of producing a bill that might also narrowly squeak through, with a little grease and strong-arming.
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Origin and Etymology of grease
Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat
Definition of grease
greased
;greasing
transitive verb
1 : to smear or daub with grease
2 : to lubricate with grease
3 : to soil with grease
4 : to hasten the process or progress of; also : facilitate
grease the hand of
orgrease the palm of
: bribe
Examples of grease in a Sentence
Grease the pan before you put the cake batter in.
make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in
Recent Examples of grease from the Web
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One by one, his intern Matt Lindemeier is polishing them, greasing the chains and making repairs.
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WASHINGTON—Wall Street’s top regulator is moving to grease the way for more initial public offerings by expanding a tool that has allowed many startups to more stealthily plan their stock sales.
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But it's also based on a series of flip-flops -- rhetorical and policy-centered -- that have greased the skids for Trump's trip to look like a success.
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By request, all fire hydrant caps will be greased for ease of operation.
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First Known Use of grease
14th century
GREASE Defined for English Language Learners
grease
playDefinition of grease for English Language Learners
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: melted animal fat
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: an oily substance
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playDefinition of grease for English Language Learners
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: to put a thin layer of grease or oil on (something)
GREASE Defined for Kids
Definition of grease for Students
1 : a substance obtained from animal fat by melting
2 : oily material
3 : a thick lubricant
Definition of grease for Students
greased
;greasing
: to coat or lubricate with an oily material
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