Grease synonyms

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lubricant
A substance for reducing friction in this way, as oil or grease
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chicken fat
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lubricate
To apply a lubricant to or make slippery:
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fat
(Countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
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salve
Any medicinal ointment applied to wounds, skin irritations, burns, etc. for purposes of soothing or healing
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Vaseline (trademark)
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cream
To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
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wax
Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.
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unguent
A salve for soothing or healing; an ointment.
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olive-oil
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.
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cottonseed-oil
The usually pale yellow oil obtained from cottonseed, used in manufacturing, industry, and cooking.
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peanut oil
A yellowish oil pressed from peanuts, used in cooking, salad dressings, soaps, medicines, and cosmetics
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coat with oil
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rub with oil
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daub
To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
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inunct
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pomade
To use pomade to style hair.
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grease the wheels
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anoint
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
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swab
To collect a sample from (a person, for example) using a swab.
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give a grease job
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lube
(Informal) to lubricate
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lard
To cover or smear with lard or other fat; grease
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filth
Disgustingly offensive dirt, garbage, etc.
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grime
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
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grunge
A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.
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lubricating-oil
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
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oil
To lubricate, supply, cover, or polish with oil.
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proof-paper (related)
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vaseline (related)
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brush (related)
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dirt (related)
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rubber (related)
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sandpaper (related)
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shellac (related)
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varnish (related)
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glue (related)
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WD40 (related)
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goose grease
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smear
To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
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soil
Country or territory.
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stain
A liquid substance applied especially to wood that penetrates the surface and imparts a rich color.
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filler (related)
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Grease Sentence Examples

  • The foul smelling grease turned her stomach.

  • He continued testing the tension on his bike chain, wiping the grease on a paper napkin.

  • The head hair is usually matted with grease and dirt, but when clean is fine and glossy.

  • Yellow and red ochre mixed with grease are coarsely smeared over the bodies, grey in coarse patterns and white in fine patterns resembling tattoo marks.

  • The growth of missionary enterprise in India lent colour to this theory, which was supported by the fact that no precautions had been taken to grease the Indian cartridges with a neutral fat, such as that of sheep and goats.

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