grease
grease [grease greases greased greasing] noun, verb BrE [ɡriːs] NAmE [ɡriːs]
noun uncountable
1. any thick ↑oily substance, especially one that is used to make machines run smoothly
•Grease marks can be removed with liquid detergent.
•Her hands were covered with oil and grease.
•the grease in his hair
see also ↑elbow grease
2. animal fat that has been made softer by cooking or heating
•plates covered with grease
•There was a film of grease on the kitchen window.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus ‘thick, fat’.
Example Bank:
•The kitchen surfaces were all smeared with grease.
•He collected the plates, which were covered with grease.
•He spoke as he ate, spraying crumbs everywhere, and letting grease dribble down his chin.
Idioms: ↑grease somebody's palm ▪ ↑grease the wheels
verb ~ sth
to rub ↑grease or fat on sth
•to grease a cake tin/pan
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French graisse, based on Latin crassus ‘thick, fat’.
Example Bank:
•Place the cakes on a lightly greased baking tray.
See also: ↑oil the wheels
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