grea

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Greased p. pr. & vb. n. Greasing. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents. [ 1913 Webster ]

The greased advocate that grinds the poor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cheat or cozen; to overreach. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Far.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

To grease in the hand,
To grease the hand, to corrupt by bribes. Usher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person of Italian descent; -- used as a derogatory ethnic slur, and considered offensive. [ offensive slang ]
Syn. -- wop, dago, Guinea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }. (Mach.) A cock or cup containing grease, to serve as a lubricator. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction; as, a greased pig is too slippery to hold.
Syn. -- lubricated. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A device held in the hand, having a supply of grease and attached to a reservoir of pressurized air, used to force grease between adjacent moving parts of a machine, especially in the bearings of motor vehicles. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a greasy substance containing pigments, used as makeup by actors, clowns, and other entertainers; as, the smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. Theatrical makeup, generally. [ PJC ]

adj. resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax; as, greaseproof wrapping paper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican or other Latin-American of the lowest type; -- derogatory and offensive. [ Low, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]