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greases

noun

Meaning

  1. Animal fat in a melted or soft state
  2. (extension) Any oily or fatty matter.
  3. Shorn but not yet cleansed wool
  4. Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.
  5. To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
  6. To bribe.
  7. To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
  8. To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
  9. To kill, murder.
  10. To cheat or cozen; to overreach.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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