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grease

Syllabification: (grease)

Definition of grease

Pronunciation: /grēs/

[with object]

smear or lubricate with grease: (as adjective greased)place on a greased baking sheet

Phrases

grease the palm of: informal bribe (someone).
grease the skids: informal, chiefly North American help matters run smoothly:his mission was to use his budgetary skills to grease the skids for new projects
grease (or British oil) the wheels: help something go smoothly:the money is inadequate to grease the wheels of recovery
like greased lightning: see lightning. informal extremely fast.

Middle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus 'thick, fat'

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