grease+(verb)

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• grease — [griːs] verb informal 1. grease somebody s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something: • The chairman finally admitted that he, too, was forced to grease a few palms along the way. 2. grease… …   Financial and business terms

• grease — ► NOUN 1) a thick oily substance, especially one used as a lubricant. 2) animal fat used or produced in cooking. ► VERB ▪ smear or lubricate with grease. ● grease the palm of Cf. ↑grease the palm of ● …   English terms dictionary

• grease someone's palm — verb To bribe a person. I was never guilty of disloyalty to King Lewis, but I killed my wifes mother, pardieu! which the judge seemed to think almost as vile, till I sent a friend to grease his palm with the last sou of my patrimony …   Wiktionary

• grease one's palms — verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence This judge can be bought • Syn: ↑bribe, ↑corrupt, ↑buy • Derivationally related forms: ↑corruptible (for: ↑corrupt), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• grease — [[t]gri͟ːs[/t]] greases, greasing, greased 1) N UNCOUNT Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly. ...grease stained hands. Syn: oil 2) VERB If you grease a… …   English dictionary

• grease — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bacon (AmE) VERB + GREASE ▪ be covered in, be covered with, be smeared with ▪ The kitchen surfaces were all smeared with grease …   Collocations dictionary

• grease — noun 1》 a thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant. 2》 animal fat used or produced in cooking. verb smear or lubricate with grease. Phrases grease the palm of informal bribe. [grease expressing the sense cause to run smoothly and… …   English new terms dictionary

• grease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat Date: 13th century 1. a. rendered animal fat b. oily matter c. a thick lubricant 2. wool as it comes from the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grease — grease1 [ gris ] noun uncount 1. ) a thick substance similar to oil, used on machine parts for making them work smoothly 2. ) fat that comes out of meat when you cook it grease grease 2 [ gris ] verb transitive 1. ) to put grease on something to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grease —    1. to bribe    The usage predates OIL, of which it is a euphemistic synonym. Either tout court, as a verb or noun, or in phrases such as grease hands, palms, paws, the skids, the system, etc.:     With gold and grotes they grease my hands, In… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• grease — 1 noun (U) 1 animal fat that is soft after being melted 2 any thick oily substance, especially one used to make parts of machines work smoothly 2 verb (T) 1 to put grease on something: Grease the pan before you pour the batter in. 2 grease sb s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English