Grease — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

the state of being covered with unclean things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈævɚsˌiən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːs/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈævɚsˌiən/.

Examples

grease the wheels

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain filth dirt lubricating oil grime grunge soil

Parts of Speech

noun	a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
verb	lubricate with grease “grease the wheels”

Word Forms

greasy	adjective	smeared or soiled with grease or oil
grease	verb	lubricate with grease
dirty	adjective	spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
filthy	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
grimy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
grime	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
soil	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
stain	verb	produce or leave stains
grungy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
grease	noun	a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fett

ein dickes fettes Öl (insbesondere eines, das zum Schmieren von Maschinen verwendet wird)

🇫🇷French

graisse

une huile grasse épaisse (surtout celle utilisée pour lubrifier les machines)

🇪🇸Spanish

grasa

un aceite graso espeso (especialmente uno que se usa para lubricar maquinaria)

🇮🇹Italian

grasso

un olio grasso denso (specialmente quello usato per lubrificare i macchinari)

🇳🇱Dutch

vet

een dikke vette olie (vooral een olie die wordt gebruikt om machines te smeren)

🇵🇹Portuguese

graxa

um óleo graxo espesso (especialmente aquele usado para lubrificar máquinas)

🇷🇺Russian

смазка

густое жирное масло (особенно используемое для смазки механизмов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रीज़

एक गाढ़ा वसायुक्त तेल (विशेषकर मशीनरी को चिकना करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला)

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রীস

একটি ঘন চর্বিযুক্ত তেল (বিশেষত যা যন্ত্রপাতি লুব্রিকেট করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரீஸ்

ஒரு தடித்த கொழுப்பு எண்ணெய் (குறிப்பாக இயந்திரங்களை உயவூட்டுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రీజు

మందపాటి కొవ్వు నూనె (ముఖ్యంగా యంత్రాలను ద్రవపదార్థం చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించేది)

🇮🇳Marathi

वंगण

जाड फॅटी तेल (विशेषत: यंत्रसामग्री वंगण घालण्यासाठी वापरले जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રીસ

જાડું ફેટી તેલ (ખાસ કરીને મશીનરીને લુબ્રિકેટ કરવા માટે વપરાતું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರೀಸ್

ದಪ್ಪ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನ ಎಣ್ಣೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಯಂತ್ರೋಪಕರಣಗಳನ್ನು ನಯಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രീസ്

കട്ടിയുള്ള ഫാറ്റി ഓയിൽ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് യന്ത്രസാമഗ്രികൾ ലൂബ്രിക്കേറ്റ് ചെയ്യാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੀਸ

ਇੱਕ ਮੋਟਾ ਚਰਬੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੇਲ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਮਸ਼ੀਨਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਲੁਬਰੀਕੇਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چکنائی

ایک موٹا چربی والا تیل (خاص طور پر جو مشینری کو چکنا کرنے کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

润滑脂

浓稠的脂肪油（尤其是用于润滑机械的油）

🇯🇵Japanese

グリース

濃厚な脂肪油（特に機械の潤滑に使用されるもの）

🇰🇷Korean

유지

두꺼운 지방 오일(특히 기계 윤활에 사용되는 오일)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dầu mỡ

một loại dầu béo đặc (đặc biệt là dầu dùng để bôi trơn máy móc)

🇹🇭Thai

จาระบี

น้ำมันไขมันหนา (โดยเฉพาะที่ใช้หล่อลื่นเครื่องจักร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

gemuk

minyak lemak kental (terutama yang digunakan untuk melumasi mesin)

🇵🇭Filipino

mantika

isang makapal na mataba na langis (lalo na ang ginagamit sa pagpapadulas ng makinarya)

🇲🇾Malay

gris

minyak berlemak tebal (terutama yang digunakan untuk melincirkan mesin)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شحم

زيت دهني سميك (خصوصًا الزيت المستخدم لتشحيم الآلات)

🇮🇷Persian

گریس

روغن چرب غلیظ (مخصوصاً روغنی که برای روغن کاری ماشین آلات استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

gres

kalın bir yağlı yağ (özellikle makineleri yağlamak için kullanılan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְרִיז

שמן שומני סמיך (במיוחד כזה המשמש לשימון מכונות)

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