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Added 9 October 2026

grease

/ɡɹis/ noun

In Latin: arvīna, unguen, pingue Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about grease at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
Any oily or fatty matter.
Shorn but not yet cleansed wool.

verb

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

Origin

From Middle English grece, from Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, noun derived from Latin crassus (“fat, thick”). Doublet of crass.

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