Noun: grease grees
- A thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
"The mechanic changed the grease in the car's engine";
- lubricating oil
- Anything regarded as making something unclean
"He scrubbed the grease off his hands after working on the car";
- dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grunge
- Lubricate with grease
"grease the wheels"
- [informal] Make something go easily or smoothly
"A little bribe greased the wheels of bureaucracy"
- [informal] Make easier
"you could grease the process by sharing your knowledge";
- facilitate, ease, alleviate
Sounds like: graze, grays, grease, Gr
Derived forms: greased, greasing, greases
Type of: aid, assist, cover, dirtiness, help, oil, uncleanness
Encyclopedia: Grease