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1lubricant — Any material, usually of a petroleum nature such as grease, oil, etc., that is placed between two moving parts in an effort to reduce friction. Lubricant can also protect a part from dirt and moisture. Also see extreme pressure lubricant Grease… …
2Grease fitting — Grease nipple on a bearing A grease fitting, grease nipple, Zerk fitting, or Alemite fitting is a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, under moderate to high pressure, into a bearing using a… …
3Grease — may refer to: * Grease (lubricant), a type of industrial lubricant * Yellow grease, in rendering, used frying oils, or lower quality grades of tallow * Petroleum or fat that is a soft solid at room temperature * Hydrogenated vegetable oil… …
4grease — [grēs; ] for v., also [ grēz] n. [ME gresse < OFr craisse < VL * crassia < L crassus, fat, thick: see CRASS] 1. melted animal fat 2. any thick, oily substance or lubricant, esp. the substance that is put on the moving parts of… …
5grease — ► NOUN 1) a thick oily substance, especially one used as a lubricant. 2) animal fat used or produced in cooking. ► VERB ▪ smear or lubricate with grease. ● grease the palm of Cf. ↑grease the palm of ● …
6grease — [n] fat animal oil, drippings, lard, lubricant, oil, tallow, vegetable oil; concepts 723,734 grease [v1] lubricate anoint, butter, oil, slick; concept 202 grease [v2] bribe buy off, corrupt, do business*, entice, fix*, influence, oil someone …
7Lubricant — Lu bri*cant, n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery. [1913 Webster] …
8lubricant — [n] lubricator coating, grease, oil, silicone, wax, WD40TM; concept 606 …
9lubricant — ► NOUN ▪ a substance, e.g. oil or grease, for lubricating an engine or component. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lubricating …
10lubricant — [lo͞o′bri kənt] adj. [L lubricans, prp.: see LUBRICATE] reducing friction by providing a smooth film as a covering over parts that move against each other; lubricating n. a substance for reducing friction in this way, as oil or grease …
