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Grease
01
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
uncountable
02
the state of being covered with unclean things
to grease
01
to apply a layer of grease or fat onto a surface, usually to prevent sticking or to provide lubrication
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
grease
3rd person singular
greases
present participle
greasing
past simple
greased
past participle
greased
Examples
She greased the baking sheet with butter before placing the dough for the cookies.
Lexical Tree
greasy
grease
