ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREASE
From Old French craisse, from Latin crassus thick.
WHAT DOES GREASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Grease
Grease may refer to: ▪ Grease, a type of industrial lubricant ▪ Yellow grease, in rendering, used frying oils, or lower-quality grades of tallow ▪ Brown grease, waste vegetable oil, animal fat, grease, etc. that is recovered from a grease trap ▪ Any petroleum product or fat that is a soft solid at room temperature ▪ Hydrogenated vegetable oil used as a replacement for lard and other rendered animal fats...
Definition of grease in the English dictionary
The first definition of grease in the dictionary is animal fat in a soft or melted condition. Other definition of grease is any thick fatty oil, esp one used as a lubricant for machinery, etc. Grease is also Also called: grease wool. shorn fleece before it has been cleaned.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GREASE
PRESENT
Present
I grease
you grease
he/she/it greases
we grease
you grease
they grease
Present continuous
I am greasing
you are greasing
he/she/it is greasing
we are greasing
you are greasing
they are greasing
Present perfect
I have greased
you have greased
he/she/it has greased
we have greased
you have greased
they have greased
Present perfect continuous
I have been greasing
you have been greasing
he/she/it has been greasing
we have been greasing
you have been greasing
they have been greasing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I greased
you greased
he/she/it greased
we greased
you greased
they greased
Past continuous
I was greasing
you were greasing
he/she/it was greasing
we were greasing
you were greasing
they were greasing
Past perfect
I had greased
you had greased
he/she/it had greased
we had greased
you had greased
they had greased
Past perfect continuous
I had been greasing
you had been greasing
he/she/it had been greasing
we had been greasing
you had been greasing
they had been greasing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will grease
you will grease
he/she/it will grease
we will grease
you will grease
they will grease
Future continuous
I will be greasing
you will be greasing
he/she/it will be greasing
we will be greasing
you will be greasing
they will be greasing
Future perfect
I will have greased
you will have greased
he/she/it will have greased
we will have greased
you will have greased
they will have greased
Future perfect continuous
I will have been greasing
you will have been greasing
he/she/it will have been greasing
we will have been greasing
you will have been greasing
they will have been greasing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would grease
you would grease
he/she/it would grease
we would grease
you would grease
they would grease
Conditional continuous
I would be greasing
you would be greasing
he/she/it would be greasing
we would be greasing
you would be greasing
they would be greasing
Conditional perfect
I would have grease
you would have grease
he/she/it would have grease
we would have grease
you would have grease
they would have grease
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been greasing
you would have been greasing
he/she/it would have been greasing
we would have been greasing
you would have been greasing
they would have been greasing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you grease
we let´s grease
you grease
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
greasing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «GREASE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
grease.
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
My mother was a stout woman with a man's name - Billie. She was plain-faced with honest eyes - no black grease by the lash line, no blue powder on the lids, eyebrows not plucked up high and thin.
The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.
Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease.
Grease is the only cure for a hangover.
When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done.
The closest thing I use to beauty products is the grease on the pizza from John's Pizzeria.
She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room. That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday. And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
Grease and starch just always win over protein. In food as in so many things. Look around you, that's what our whole country is based on. It's amazing that Michael Jordan can be an iconic figure because he's basically just protein.
I kind of feel like I've been eating professionally for a long time. I've tasted everything. If there's a sausage, you know what? I know exactly what it tastes like. I love them all. But right now it's more important for me to not have all that grease and fat in my body.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREASE»
Discover the use of
grease in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grease and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Groups who perform for young audiences or produce musicals with young actors now have an ideal version of GREASE for their needs.
Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey,
2004
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Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings
This book reviews the physical and chemical aspects of grease lubrication, primarily directed toward lubrication of rolling bearings.
The Thunderbirds, the Pink Ladies, and Rydell High's class of '59 rumble, rock and roll, and fall in love
4
Cooking with
Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics
Cooking with Grease is a powerful, behind-the-scenes memoir of the life and times of a tenacious political organizer and the first African-American woman to head a major presidential campaign.
5
Grease: Music on Film Series
Stephen Tropiano takes a fascinating and revealing look at Grease as a cultural phenomenon from its humble beginnings as a fringe musical in Chicago, to its unparalleled success on Broadway, to the making of the film that became the highest ...
6
Grease: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
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Back to the Fifties:
Grease
It is important to see beyond the prevalent plot of the movie, the love story between Danny and Sandy, and to concentrate in more detail on supporting roles and the overall atmosphere.
8
"Does '
Grease Money' Speed Up the Wheels of Commerce?" (EPub)
Mr. Daniel Kaufmann, Shang-Jin Wei. That view has not been an exception, and
political scientists have not been alone over the past three decades in pointing
out that, ethical considerations aside, corruption may in fact improve efficiency, ...
Mr. Daniel Kaufmann, Shang-Jin Wei,
2000
Though the characters are fictitious, the novel is based on a race riot that occurred in Oil Springs, Ontario, on March 20, 1863. Grease Town is historical fiction at its finest. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Back to the Fifties:
Grease: Comparing Reality and Fiction
It is important to see beyond the prevalent plot of the movie, the love story between Danny and Sandy, and to concentrate in more detail on supporting roles and the overall atmosphere.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREASE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
grease is used in the context of the following news items.
WNYer given Purple Heart at Grease Pole Festival
Wilmer Olivencia was honored at the Grease Pole Festival. He was serving in the U.S. Army when he was shot in the knee, and hit in the face ... «WKBW-TV, Jul 15»
A grittier production of 'Grease' comes to Main Street Stage
But Lyric Arts' production is a “grittier” take of the iconic show. “We can do 'Grease' in a unique and different way,” said Director Christine Karki. «ABC Newspapers, Jul 15»
Contest Rules: Win “Grease” Tickets
Daily Prize (1): Win 2 tickets to The Mill Town Players production of “Grease” July 17-August 8th. Tickets valued at 10 dollars general admission ... «Carolinascw, Jul 15»
Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner star in Glee's Grease
The newly married couple Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner met on the set of Glee as characters Ryder Lynn and Marley Rose. The pair in the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Dispatch: Woman leaves concession stand to fix hair, turkey legs …
Dispatch: Woman leaves concession stand to fix hair, turkey legs start grease fire; Two charged with making purchases on stolen credit card. «Oil City, Jul 15»
Burned hand in Thorold grease fire
A grease fire in a Thorold apartment sent the occupant to hospital Sunday afternoon with a burned hand. Thorold firefighters were called to 4 ... «Times of Fort Erie, Jul 15»
Grease Pole Festival
BUFFALO, NY - The annual Grease Pole festival is underway this weekend on Sawn Street. The event is a celebration of Puerto Rican heritage ... «WGRZ-TV, Jul 15»
Grease fire guts Carmine's Restaurant in Clarence
A report from Amherst Fire Control said the inferno began as a grease fire in the kitchen at about 1 p.m. Employees were unable to contain it ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
Endwell restaurant evacuated after grease fire
Town of Union, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Moon Star Asian Cuisine restaurant was evacuated Saturday night after a grease fire broke out. «WBNG-TV, Jul 15»
Organizers: No Grease Festival in 2015
Funnel cakes have been a popular food item at the annual Athens Grease Festival, but anyone craving such fried delicacies at the festival will ... «News Courier, Jul 15»