- grease
- grease [grēs; ] for v., also [ grēz]n.[ME gresse < OFr craisse < VL * crassia < L crassus, fat, thick: see CRASS]1. melted animal fat2. any thick, oily substance or lubricant, esp. the substance that is put on the moving parts of automobiles and other machines to make them run smoothly3. an inflammation of the skin of a horse's fetlock or pastern characterized by cracked skin and an oily discharge: also grease heel4.a) the oily substance in uncleaned wool; suintb) an uncleaned fleece: also grease woolvt.greased, greasing1. to smear or lubricate with grease2. to influence by giving money to; bribe or tip: chiefly in grease the palm (or hand) of——————in the grease or in grease1. fat and ready to be killed: said of game animals2. in an uncleaned condition: said of wood or fur
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.