grease

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Grease is a smooth and slippery substance.

When we talk about grease, most people think of motor oil or cooking oil. We put grease on car engines to keep them running smoothly, and it's also used to cook food like french fries and fried chicken. But grease can refer to other sticky substances too - like the residue that comes out when you wash your hands after working with dirty materials, or even a type of soap for cleaning floors.

How common is "grease"?

Word grease is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

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

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verb

To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
To bribe.
To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
Example: To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
To kill, murder.
To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.

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Real examples of "grease" in context

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