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grease

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


VERB
lubricate
Synonyms




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A spokesperson said the pollution could potentially be linked to food waste or grease entering the sea via the River Bann, but that the cause had not yet been confirmed.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

She threw away an old pan, thinking maybe she had burned some grease on it while cooking chicken that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The most important thing is to keep your money working for you as hard as it possibly can — and for that, you need to apply some elbow grease to keep it moving.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Nearby, Luciano Vera sprayed bacon grease from cooking trays before loading them into an industrial dishwasher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

After supper Pa brought his traps in from the shed to grease them by the fire.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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