Grease Meaning
/ɡɹis/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAnimal fat in a melted or soft state.
nounAny oily or fatty matter.
Sentence Examples
The machine was clogged with grease.
That politician won't meet you unless you grease his palm.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic used a thick ____ to lubricate the machine parts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mechanic's overalls were covered in black ____ after he spent the entire morning working on the engine.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English grece, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *grassia, noun derived from Latin crassus (“fat, thick”). Doublet of crass.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some of the people I talked to said it could be done—but it would cost big money. More grease than I’d ever dreamed of."
— 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type:
"the greas'd advocate that grinds the poor"
— 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
"Then you remember we greased him to the tune of five hundred."
— 2008, Byron Archibald Dunn, With Lyon in Missouri:
"His employee status didn't entitle him to one, but Magdy on reception would slip him a key if Sabr greased him with a fifty."
— 2009, Dan Richardson, GOG - an End Time Mystery:
"I’m with a girl, call me Rick, I get my crank on
Choppa knock him out his briefs, ayy free willy
He a blood, why the fuck I’m greasin his bitty"
— 2022 November 22, BLP Kosher, “Chopping Block” (track 3, 1:31 from the start), in BLP Kosher and The Magic Dreidel:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic used a thick ____ to lubricate the machine parts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mechanic's overalls were covered in black ____ after he spent the entire morning working on the engine.