grease

Pronunciation

noun

• enPR: grēs, IPA ^(key): /griːs/
• SAMPA: /gri:s/

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• Homophone: Greece

verb

• enPR: grēz, IPA ^(key): /griːz/
• SAMPA: /gri:z/

Noun

Singular grease

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Grease is liquid or melted fat from an animal, often used for cooking.
2. (uncountable) Grease is a petroleum product used to lubricate machines.
3. (uncountable) Grease is a thick, oily substance similar to those above.

Related words

• greasy

Verb

Plain form grease

Third-person singular greases

Past tense greased

Past participle greased

Present participle greasing

1. If you grease something, you put grease on it so that it moves more easily.
2. If you grease a situation, you bribe somebody.