grease
1. a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) (Freq. 4) • Syn: lubricating oil • Derivationally related forms: greasy • Hypernyms: oil • Hyponyms: axle grease 2. the state of being covered with unclean things • Syn: dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grunge • Derivationally related forms: grungy (for: grunge), stain (for: stain), soil (for: soil), grimy (for: grime), grime (for: grime), filthy (for: filth), dirty (for: dirt) • Hypernyms: dirtiness, uncleanness
lubricate with grease (Freq. 1) - grease the wheels • Hypernyms: cover • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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