grea

n. [ OE. grese, grece, F. graisse; akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross, L. crassus. Cf. Crass. ] 1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grease bush. (Bot.) Same as Grease wood (below). --
Grease moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Aglossa pinguinalis) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc. --
Grease wood (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat prickly shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the Spinach family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other plants of the same family, as several species of Atriplex and Obione. [ 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 ]