Grease
Definition of Grease
Pronunciation: grēs | n. | 1. | Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind. | | 2. | (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences.| Grease bush | | (Bot.) Same as Grease wood (below). |
| | v. t. | 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. | | 3. | To cheat or cozen; to overreach. | | 4. | (Far.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease. |
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