3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]s), n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse
akin to gras fat, greasy, fr LL grassus thick, fat, gross,
L. crassus Cf {Crass}.]
1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft
state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind
2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the
ordinary greasy secretion of the part and producing
dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,
and fungous excrescences.
{Grease bush}. (Bot.) Same as {Grease wood} (below).
{Grease moth} (Zo["o]l.), a pyralid moth ({Aglossa
pinguinalis}) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc
{Grease wood} (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat
prickly shrub ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}) of the Spinach
family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper
Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other
plants of the same family, as several species of
{Atriplex} and {Obione}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]z or gr[=e]s; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Greased} (gr[=e]zd or gr[=e]sd); p. pr & vb n.
{Greasing}.]
1. To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to
lubricate; as to grease the wheels of a wagon.
2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents.
The greased advocate that grinds the poor. --Dryden.
3. To cheat or cozen; to overreach. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl
4. (Far.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
{To grease in the hand}, to corrupt by bribes. --Usher.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
grease
n 1: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate
machinery) [syn: {lubricating oil}]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt},
{filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}]
v 1: lubricate with grease
2: apply a lubricant to "lubricate my car"; "grease the
wheels" [syn: {lubricate}]
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