1
a
: rendered animal fat
b
: oily matter
c
: a thick lubricant
2
: wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats
greased; greasing
1
: to smear or daub with grease
2
: to lubricate with grease
3
: to soil with grease
4
: to hasten the process or progress of
also
: facilitate
Examples of grease in a Sentence
Verb
Grease the pan before you put the cake batter in.
make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Instead, the formula keeps things simple, sticking with gentle cleansing agents that cut through grease and buildup without stripping color.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 30 July 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Castro recommends using dish soap, which is both safe to use and effectively cuts through stubborn grease on gas and charcoal grills.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Instead, the formula keeps things simple, sticking with gentle cleansing agents that cut through grease and buildup without stripping color.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 30 July 2025
Verb
The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Grease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grease. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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