LUBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lube mean? 

• LUBE (noun)
  The noun LUBE has 1 sense:

1. a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

  Familiarity information: LUBE used as a noun is very rare.

• LUBE (verb)
  The verb LUBE has 1 sense:

1. apply a lubricant to

  Familiarity information: LUBE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lube; lubricant; lubricating substance; lubricator

Hypernyms ("lube" is a kind of...):

substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lube"):

drilling fluid; drilling mud (a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole)

motor oil (oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor)

• LUBE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply a lubricant to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lube; lubricate

Context example:

lubricate my car

Hypernyms (to "lube" is one way to...):

fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something