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# grease

noun (grease — uncountable); verb (grease, greases, greased, greasing)

«grease» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Grease is a thick, oily substance used to make machine parts move smoothly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#m1)
2. Grease is soft animal fat, especially after cooking, like bacon grease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#m2)
3. Grease is oil on skin or hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#m3)
4. (verb) To grease something is to put fat, butter or oil on it, like greasing a cake tin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#m4)
5. (slang) «Grease someone's palm» means to bribe them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#m5)

### In the lessons

In cooking lessons pupils grease a baking tin so the cake does not stick; in science, grease reduces friction. In everyday life, grease stains clothes and needs soap to clean. Phrases: elbow grease (hard work), grease a tin, grease the wheels.

### Examples

- Grease the tin with butter before you pour in the mix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x1)
- The bike chain needs some grease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x2)
- The pan was covered in bacon grease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x3)
- It took a lot of elbow grease to clean the oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x4)
- Grease reduces friction between the moving parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x5)
- His hands were black with grease after fixing the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x6)
- Soap helps wash grease off plates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x7)
- Put some bear’s grease on your beard and that will soon make it grow again.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable noun: some grease, not «a grease». Adjective: greasy. Say: noun «greess»; verb «greess» or «greez». «Elbow grease» is an idiom for hard scrubbing work. Safety: never pour hot grease down the sink; do not put water on a grease fire.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grease» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grease/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grease» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grease.html) on Mova free.