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v. To rub the surface of a pan-such as a griddle, muffin pan or cake pan-with grease or shortening in order to prevent the food prepared in it from sticking. Grease and flour refers to rubbing the pan with grease or shortening before lightly dusting it with flour. The flour coating is applied by sprinkling the pan with flour, then inverting it and tapping the bottom of the pan to remove any excess flour. grease n. Any rendered animal fat, such as bacon, beef or chicken fat.

Idioms beginning with grease:
grease someone's palm
grease the wheels

See also elbow grease; like greased lightning; squeaky wheel gets the grease.

(Vietnam) To kill.

Tutor's tip: As she descended the "grece" (flight of stairs) the starlet slipped in a puddle of "grease" (oily substance used to lubricate) and stained her "grise" (expensive gray fur).

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• Murder and Suicide - grease: (vb) Slang. murder

Grease may refer to:

Contents 1 In science 2 As slang 3 In entertainment 4 See also

• Grease (lubricant), a type of industrial lubricant
• Yellow grease, in rendering, used frying oils, or lower-quality grades of tallow
• Brown grease is waste vegetable oil, animal fat, grease, etc. that is recovered from a grease trap
• Any petroleum product or fat (including those used in cooking) that is a soft solid at room temperature
• Hydrogenated vegetable oil (vegetable shortening) used as a replacement for lard and other rendered animal fats

In science

• Grease moth (Aglossa cuprina), a fat-feeding moth

As slang

• Pomade, hair styling wax
• A slang term for murder, as in "The mob has been known to grease anyone who gets in its way"
• A euphemism, meaning, to bribe, as in "to grease someone's palm"

In entertainment

• Grease (musical), a 1971 musical play
  • Grease (film), 1978 film made from the musical
    • Grease 2, the 1982 film sequel
    • Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture, the soundtrack album to the 1978 film
    • "Grease" (song), the title song of the 1978 film
  • Grease: You're the One that I Want!, a U.S. 2007 reality TV show casting the lead roles in revivals of the musical
  • Grease is the Word, a U.K. 2007 reality TV show casting the lead roles in revivals of the musical
  • Grease: The New Broadway Cast Recording (2007 album), the new Broadway cast recording of the musical featuring Max Crumm and Laura Osnes
  • Grease (video game), a video game based on the film

See also

• Greaser (disambiguation)
• Greece

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fedt, fedtstof, smørelse, spæk
v. tr. - fedte, smøre, fedte for

idioms:

• grease gun    fedtsprøjte
• grease someone's palm    bestikke, smøre
• like greased lightning    som lyn og torden

Nederlands (Dutch)
vet, vette wol, smeer (geld), smeren, invetten, doen opschieten

Français (French)
n. - graisse, cambouis, (Culin) graisse, huile (végétale), sébum
v. tr. - lubrifier, graisser

idioms:

• grease gun    pompe à graisse
• grease someone's palm    graisser la patte à
• like greased lightning    rapide comme l'éclair

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmieren, einfetten
n. - Fett, Schmierfett

idioms:

• grease gun    Fettpresse
• grease someone's palm    bestechen
• like greased lightning    wie der geölte Blitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γρασάρω, λιπαίνω, δωροδοκώ (κν. λαδώνω)
n. - (ζωικό) λίπος, γράσο, μηχανόλαδο

idioms:

• grease gun    γρασαδόρος πίεσης
• grease someone's palm    λαδώνω κάποιον
• like greased lightning    σαν αστραπή

Italiano (Italian)
lubrificare, grasso

idioms:

• grease gun    pompa per ingrassaggio
• grease someone's palm    ungere le mani di
• like greased lightning    fulmineamente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - engordurar, untar, lubrificar, subornar
n. - banha (f), graxa (f), suborno (m) (gír.), doença (f) de cavalos (Vet.)

idioms:

• grease gun    bomba (f) ou seringa (f) de lubrificação
• grease someone's palm    subornar alguém
• like greased lightning    extremamente rápido

Русский (Russian)
жир, смазка, подкуп, протекция, смазывать, засаливать (одежду и пр.)

idioms:

• grease gun    нагнетатель для пластичной смазки, шприц для запрессовки модельного состава
• grease someone's palm    давать взятку кому-л.
• like greased lightning    как молния (о скорости)

Español (Spanish)
n. - grasa, lubricante
v. tr. - aceitar, engrasar, lubricar

idioms:

• grease gun    pistola engrasadora, engrasador
• grease someone's palm    untar la mano a uno, sobornar
• like greased lightning    muy rápido, como un relámpago

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smörja med fett, valla skidor, muta
n. - fett, ullfett, orensad ull, smörjmedel (tekn.), mugg, smör (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
油脂, 贿赂, 涂脂于

idioms:

• grease gun    注油枪
• grease someone's palm    向...行贿, 买通..., 给...小费
• like greased lightning    风驰电掣地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 油脂, 賄賂
v. tr. - 塗脂於, 賄賂

idioms:

• grease gun    注油槍
• grease someone's palm    向...行賄, 買通..., 給...小費
• like greased lightning    風馳電掣地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기름기, 지방, 생 양털, 수자병, 아첨
v. tr. - 기름을 바르다, 기름이 묻다, 뇌물을 주다

idioms:

• like greased lightning    매우 빨리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 獣脂, グリース
v. - 油を塗る, グリースを塗る, 油で汚す

idioms:

• grease gun    グリースガン
• grease someone's palm    買収する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشحم, يزيت (الاسم) شحم, مادة تزييت او تزليق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחה, שומן, גריז, חומר שומני בצמר לא-מעובד, שמן-סיכה‬
v. tr. - ‮גירז, מרח, שימן, חומר שומני בצמר לא-מעובד‬