Synonyms for grease
gris; gris, grizgrease

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1. greaseverb

   To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

   Synonyms:
   fat, lard

2. greaseverb

   Synonyms:
   hit, bump off, whack

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1. grease, lubricating oilnoun

   a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

   Synonyms:
   stain, grunge, dirt, soil, lubricating oil, filth, grime

2. dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grungeverb

   the state of being covered with unclean things

   Synonyms:
   land, territory, soil, spot, mark, grunge, filthiness, skank, discolouration, lubricating oil, obscenity, discoloration, brand, foulness, ground, vulgarism, shit, dirty word, grime, stigma, scandal, crap, smear, shite, turd, dirt, smut, filth, malicious gossip, nastiness, smirch, stain, poop, crud, blot

3. greaseverb

   lubricate with grease

   "grease the wheels"

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greasenoun

   Synonyms:
   unctuous matter (lard, tallow, &c.)

2. greasenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Farriery.) scratches

3. greaseverb

   Synonyms:
   smear with grease

4. greaseverb

   Synonyms:
   bribe, give a douceur to

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1. greasenoun

   Synonyms:
   lubricant, fat

2. greaseverb

   Synonyms:
   lubricate

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1. List of paraphrases for "grease":

   fat, blubber, lubrication, lubricate, graisse, fats, lard

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How to use grease in a sentence?

1. Vic Gold:

   The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.

2. William James:

   Our minds thus grow in spots and like grease spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can.

3. Antwon Stephens:

   I think it is going to take a whole lot of elbow grease to keep this movement going strong, but this movement is most powerful because it’s led by students.

4. John Brick:

   It cuts through grease in your stomach much the same way it cleans grease off oily car parts.

5. The Hollywood Reporter:

   It took less than five minutes into Fox's 'Grease: Live' for director Thomas Kail to throw down the gauntlet, kick it out the door and slam the door shut on just about any future live musicals when it comes to sheer technical dexterity.