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lubber’s hole
lubber’s line
Lubbock
lube
Lübeck
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lubricate
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lubricate
lu·bri·cate
[
lbri kàyt
]
(
past and past participle
lu·bri·cat·ed
,
present participle
lu·bri·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
lu·bri·cates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
apply lubricant:
to apply an oily or greasy substance to something in order to reduce friction to moving parts
2.
transitive verb
make something slippery:
to make something slippery
3.
transitive verb
make something run smoothly:
to make something run smoothly and without problems
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
lubricat-
, past participle of
lubricare
<
lubricus
"slippery"
]
lu·bri·ca·tion
[
lbri káysh'n
]
noun
lu·bri·ca·tion·al
adjective
lu·bri·ca·tive
[
lbri kàytiv
]
adjective
lu·bri·ca·tor
noun
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lu·bri·ca·tion [ lbri káysh'n ] nounlu·bri·ca·tion·al adjectivelu·bri·ca·tive [ lbri kàytiv ] adjectivelu·bri·ca·tor noun
