1syllable
grease
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Definitions ofgrease
1noun
- Animal fat in a melted or soft state
- (extension) Any oily or fatty matter.
- Shorn but not yet cleansed wool
- Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.
1verb
- To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
- To bribe.
- To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
- To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
Example: "To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds."
- To kill, murder.
- To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
- To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
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