grease

verb [T]

/ɡriːs/

Definition

› to put fat or oil on something: Grease the tins well before adding the cake mixture.Lubrication

(Definition of grease verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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