grease

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
2. (informal, transitive) To bribe.
3. (informal, transitive) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
4. (slang, transitive) To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
5. (slang, transitive) To extinguish the life of.
6. (slang, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
7. (obsolete) To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
8. To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
9. To depart or slip away.

Sinonieme

fat

oil

lubricate

lard

smear

butter

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lubricant

tallow

suet

anoint

shortening

spread

apply

lubricating oil

blubber

consistent lubricant

spread out

ointment

soil

expand

smegma

aggrandize

kerosene

semen

enhance

enlarge

slush

extend

spread-eagle

dirt

grunge

amend

adulterate

augment

oiliness

omentum

gasoline

filth

magnify

greasiness

greasy

grime

fertilize

dilute

improve

increase

ameliorate

lipid

fats

layout

Vertalings

Fett

grasa

graisse

grasso

vet

engrasar

schmieren

gordura

ingrassare

smeren

untar

graisser

gras

greix

einfetten

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡɹis/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: grece

In summary

From Middle English grece, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *grassia, noun derived from Latin crassus (“fat, thick”).