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Grease vs Greave - What's the difference?

grease | greave |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between grease and greave

is that grease is (obsolete) to cheat or cozen; to overreach while greave is (obsolete) a ditch or trench.

As nouns the difference between grease and greave

is that grease is animal fat in a melted or soft state while greave is (obsolete) a bush; a tree; a grove or greave can be (obsolete) a ditch or trench or greave can be a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin.

As verbs the difference between grease and greave

is that grease is to put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate while greave is (nautical|transitive) to clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

grease

English

(wikipedia grease)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Animal fat in a melted or soft state
  • (extension) Any oily or fatty matter.
  • Shorn but not yet cleansed wool
  • Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis.

    • Synonyms

    * (animal fat) fat, lard

    Derived terms

    * dirty grease * elbow grease * grease-box * grease bush * grease gun / grease-gun * grease-monkey * grease moth * grease nipple * greasepaint / grease-paint * grease payment * greaseproof * greasewood * greasiness * greasy * the squeaky wheel gets the grease * greaseball

    Verb

    (greas)
  • To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
  • (informal) To bribe.
  • * Dryden
    • the greased advocate that grinds the poor
  • * {{quote-book, 2008, title=With Lyon in Missouri, author=Byron Archibald Dunn
    • , passage=Then you remember we greased him to the tune of five hundred.}}
  • * {{quote-book, 2009, title=GOG - an End Time Mystery, author=Dan Richardson
    • , passage=His employee status didn't entitle him to one, but Magdy on reception would slip him a key if Sabr greased him with a fifty.}}
  • (transitive, slang, aviation) To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly.
    • ''To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
  • (slang) To kill, murder.
    • Fat cats who can't be greased by the mob's money are greased the hard way.
  • (obsolete) To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (put grease or fat on) lard * (slang for kill or murder) bump off, hit, whack

    Derived terms

    * greaser * grease the hand * grease the wheels * grease someone's palm

    Anagrams

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    greave

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) greve, from (etyl) . See (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove.
    • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete) A bough; a branch.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) greve, greyve, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A ditch or trench.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) greve, grayve, from (etyl) , of unknown origin.

    Alternative forms

    * greeve

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin.
    • * (English Citations of "greave")

    Etymology 4

    From greaves, animal fat.

    Verb

    (greav)
  • (nautical) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

    • Anagrams

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