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English Dictionary: greased by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greased
adj
  1. smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction [syn: lubricated, greased]
    Antonym(s): ungreased, unlubricated
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.
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