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| grease [ greess ] |
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1. animal fat: thick soft animal fat, e.g. from cooked meat
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2. thick lubricant: a thick oily substance, especially one used to make machinery run smoothly
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3. oil for hair: an oily substance used as a cosmetic for the hair
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4. bribery: bribes or bribery
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slang
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5. oily wool: untreated wool from sheep that still contains its natural oils, or the natural oils in this wool
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transitive verb (past and past participle greased, present participle greas·ing, 3rd person present singular greas·es) |
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1. put grease on something: to put grease on something, e.g. in order to make it move smoothly or to stop something else from sticking to it
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2. make something easier: to make something such as progress or promotion easier or quicker
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informal
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  His mother's money certainly greased his path to the boardroom.
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman grece< Latin crassus "fat, thick"] |
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grease somebody's palm or hand to bribe somebody to do something (informal)
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