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greasing

greasing is the present participle and gerund of grease.

Meaning of grease

Verb

grease (third-person singular simple present greases, present participle greasing, simple past and past participle greased)

  1. (transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
    Synonyms:
    lard
  2. (informal, transitive) To bribe.
    • the greas'd advocate that grinds the poor1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...
  3. (informal, transitive) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
  4. (slang, transitive) To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
    • To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
  5. (slang, transitive) To kill.
    Synonyms:
    wax, whack, bump off, hit, annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down
  6. (slang, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
    • I’m with a girl, call me Rick, I get my crank on
      Choppa knock him out his briefs, ayy free willy
      He a blood, why the fuck I’m greasin his bitty2022 November 22, BLP Kosher, “Chopping Block” (track 3, 1:31 from the start), in BLP Kosher and The Magic Dreidel
    Synonyms:
    approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations, have marital relations

See all 15 meanings of grease

Noun

greasing (plural greasings)

  1. An application of grease.
    • A section of their contract with customers calls for P.M. inspections, for washings and greasings, and for other maintenance work at specified mileages.1953, Power Wagon, volumes 90-93, page 18

Forms of greasing

pluralgreasings

Phrases with greasing

Questions about greasing

What does greasing mean?
Greasing means an application of grease.
What is greasing the present participle and gerund of?
Greasing is the present participle and gerund of grease.
What part of speech is greasing?
Greasing is a noun.
What is the plural of greasing?
The plural of greasing is greasings.

Words near greasing in the dictionary

  1. greasies
  2. greasiest
  3. greasily
  4. greasiness
  5. greasinesses
  6. greasing
  7. greasing it on
  8. greasing one's gills
  9. greasing someone's palm
  10. greasing the skids
  11. greasing the wheels

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