Grease

Noun

 * 1) Animal fat in a melted or soft state
 * 2)  Any oily or fatty matter.
 * 3) Shorn but not yet cleansed wool
 * 4) Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.

Synonyms

 * fat, lard

Derived terms

 * dirty grease
 * elbow grease
 * grease-box
 * grease gun / grease-gun
 * grease-monkey


 * grease nipple
 * greasepaint / grease-paint
 * grease payment
 * greaseproof
 * greasewood


 * greasiness
 * greasy
 * the squeaky wheel gets the grease
 * greaseball

Verb

 * 1)  To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
 * 2)  To bribe.
 * 3)  To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
 * ''To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
 * 1)  To kill, murder.
 * ''Fatcats who can't be greased by the mob's money are greased the hard way.

Synonyms

 * lard
 * bump off, hit, whack

Thesaurus
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