Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grease

plural of grease

simple past tense and past participle of grease

Animal fat in a melted or soft state. / (by extension) Any oily or fatty matter. / Shorn but not yet cleansed wool. / Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.

(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate. / (transitive, informal) To bribe. / (transitive, informal) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.

An application of grease.

present participle of grease

plural of greasing

Synonym of grease payment

(chiefly US, idiomatic, business, law, ethics) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.