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Lube vs Grease - What's the difference?

lube | grease |

In informal|lang=en terms the difference between lube and grease

is that lube is (informal) to lubricate while grease is (informal) to bribe.

As nouns the difference between lube and grease

is that lube is (informal) lubricant while grease is animal fat in a melted or soft state.

As verbs the difference between lube and grease

is that lube is (informal) to lubricate while grease is to put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

lube

English

Noun

(-)
  • (informal) lubricant

    • Derived terms

    * lube job

    Verb

    (lub)
  • (informal) to lubricate

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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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