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# greasy

adjective (greasy, greasier, greasiest)

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

## Everyday

1. Covered with or full of grease or oil: «greasy hands». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m1)
2. (of food) Cooked with a lot of fat or oil: «greasy chips». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m2)
3. (of hair or skin) Looking oily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m3)
4. Slippery because of oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In health lessons: greasy, fried food is fine sometimes but not every day. In everyday life: washing greasy dishes needs hot water and soap because water alone does not remove oil. In safety: greasy floors are slippery. Phrases: «greasy food», «greasy hair», «greasy spoon» (a cheap café).

### Examples

- My hands were greasy after fixing the bike chain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x1)
- These chips are too greasy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x2)
- Wash the greasy pans with hot soapy water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x3)
- His hair looks greasy, so he needs a shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x4)
- Be careful, the kitchen floor is greasy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x5)
- The pizza box had greasy marks on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: greasier, greasiest (y → i). Noun: grease. Pronounced GREE-see (some say GREE-zee). Soap is needed because oil and water do not mix.

## On Mova

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