Grease
Grease
(1978) an American musical (=a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story), in which John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John appear, about young people in school in the 1950s and their romantic relationships
Grease
(1978) an American musical (=a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story), in which John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John appear, about young people in school in the 1950s and their romantic relationships
grease
grease1 /ɡriːs/ noun [uncountable]
2. a thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc to make it run or move smoothly
3. an oily substance that is produced by your skin
⇨ elbow grease at elbow1(3)
grease2 verb [transitive]
1. to put butter, grease etc on a pan etc to prevent food from sticking to it:
Grease the pan before you pour the batter in.
a greased baking tray
2. grease sb’s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something:
Joseph was able to grease a few palms, thus helping his brother to escape.
3. like greased lightning informal extremely fast
| I |
noun [uncountable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus 'thick, fat'
1. a fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oilLanguage: Old French
Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus 'thick, fat'
2. a thick oily substance that is put on the moving parts of a car, machine etc to make it run or move smoothly
3. an oily substance that is produced by your skin
⇨ elbow grease at elbow1(3)
| II |
verb [transitive]1. to put butter, grease etc on a pan etc to prevent food from sticking to it:
2. grease sb’s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something:
3. like greased lightning informal extremely fast