greased
past simple and past participle ofgrease
grease
verb[T]
uk/ɡriːs/us/ɡriːs/to putfatoroilon something:
Grease thetinswell beforeaddingthecakemixture.
Idioms
greasesomeone'spalm
like greased lightning
Examplesofgreased
greased
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Many factories can be closed down and, so long as the machinery is keptgreased, no harm is done.
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I do not know whether the wheels weregreasedor not.
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The important parts exposed to the weather weregreased.
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So, too, are the showrooms or buildings where cars are garaged, washed orgreased.
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This system under which we are living will work only if the wheels aregreasedwith private profit.
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It is because we havegreasedtheir palms sufficiently that they do not interfere with our oil supplies.
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There were many palms beinggreasedin the process.
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They still have served out to them boots which aregreased.
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The boots are subject to the customary inspection before leaving the factory and, if properlygreasedbefore use, should be as waterproof as can reasonably be expected.
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The lower flight deck wasgreasedto allow them to take off with a minimum of difficulty.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On thegreasedplantain leaf, a handful of the dough is patted by hand into a mid-sized circle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Long and straight bamboo poles are polished andgreased, after which a small bag containing the prize is tied to the top.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Perceived insensitivity to sepoy religious and cultural practices (in the form of leather headdresses andgreasedcartridges) was a factor in both uprisings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thegreasedcable can be seen protruding from the concrete floor side form.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The last layer isgreasedwith yolk, mixed up with crocus.
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- intended application
- intended audience
- intended beneficiary
- intended consequence
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- intended effect
- intended function
- intended goal
- intended meaning
- intended message
- intended objective
- intended outcome
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- intended recipient
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- intended user
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- intense
- intense activity