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Meanings of grease in English

Portuguese
sujeira
Catalan
porqueria
Spanish
grunge
Wikidata

The state of being covered with unclean things.

sujeira
Portuguese
banha
Catalan
oli lubrificant

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

banha
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Examples for "lubricating oil"
Examples for "lubricating oil"
1
Probably greatest need of Germany is lubricating oil for machines, etc.
Face to Face with Kaiserism
2
The scent of lubricating oil the faint tang of metal dust filled the air.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
3
I notice you've got to use lots of lubricating oil on a new machine.
The Rules of the Game
4
Save a shilling for lubricating oil and do a hundred pounds' worth of damage?
Mufti
5
The lubricating oil used at Rouen was a mixture of Russian oil at 430 fr.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891
Usage of grease in English
1
Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease-spots, the spots spread.
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
2
SLS is so good at cutting grease, it's used in engine cleaners.
Wired
3
However, the next day my hair really did look fresh and grease-free.
News.com.au
4
It was covered with grease and the grease had been rubbed in.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
5
Boiling animal bones causes them to absorb grease and discolors the bone.
Wired
6
After searching fruitlessly for elbow grease, I asked the salesclerk for help.
Funny in Farsi
7
To prepare the pan: Use a deep layer-cake pan and grease it.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
8
There were rents in two places and plentiful sprinklings of grease spots.
Two Boys and a Fortune; Or, The Tyler Will
9
This isn't our town, we don't know who's safe, who to grease.
The Reality Dysfunction
10
How real everything seemed, even the grease-paint, the wigs, and the clothes.
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
11
The butter is used to grease the frying pan before each pancake.
The South African
12
Remember to remove all grease from the hair before applying the dye.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
13
Spots or stains of grease or oil are often found in books.
A Book for All Readers / An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Pres...
14
It was hot and stuffy, and the air reeked with grease paint.
Calvary Alley
15
The Chinese assert that the alcohol is necessary ''to cut the grease.''
New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
16
I say thanks and settle in with coat covering my grease-spattered uniform.
Lit: a memoir
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