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grease

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

Synonyms

fat,
lard

verb

Meaning

  • 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.

    "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.

Synonyms

lard,
bump off,
hit,
whack