English Dictionary: greased | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grease \Grease\ (gr[emac]z or gr[emac]s; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greased} (gr[emac]zd or gr[emac]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. |