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grease

[grees, grees, greez] / gris, gris, griz /


VERB
lubricate
Synonyms




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He flings his lunch against the wall, shattering a piece of Nancy Reagan’s china and leaving a trail of ketchup and hamburger grease on the wallpaper and faux gilt sconce recently procured from Home Depot.

From Salon

It says that the government’s proper role is to clear a path so those who put in the elbow grease can earn success.

From The Wall Street Journal

An owner once spread bacon grease on his pants.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So they stay in one piece, and they gather together with fat, oil, and grease from kitchens, congeal and create a fatberg which causes flooding."

From BBC

Yet as long as unemployment remains low, Americans should have enough confidence to keep spending to grease the wheels of the economy.

From MarketWatch