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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]:
greased
adj : smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction [syn: {lubricated}]
[ant: {unlubricated}]
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