grease
/ɡɹiːs/
verb9
noun6
forms
greased · greasing · greases · greaseth · greasest
Phrases with grease
- elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
- grease it onTo perform a very soft landing.
- grease monkeyA mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.
- grease someone's palmTo bribe a person.
- grease paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
- grease the skidsTo create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
- grease the wheelsTo create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
- grease upTo smear or otherwise lubricate with oil or grease; especially, to grease (something, such as a machine or a baking pan) thoroughly.
- yellow greaseUsed vegetable oil purposed for use as biodiesel.