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GREASED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does greased mean?
• GREASED (adjective)
The adjective GREASED has 1 sense:
1. smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
Familiarity information: GREASED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
Synonyms:
greased; lubricated
Context examples
Have you greased the hubs, as I told you?
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Aylward, who had drawn an arrow from his quiver, carefully greased the head of it, and sped it at the same mark.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An' he went like greased lightnin' once he got started.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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