grease the hand of

Variant of grease

grease definition

grease (grēs; for v., also grēz)

noun

  1. melted animal fat
  2. any thick, oily substance or lubricant, esp. the substance that is put on the moving parts of automobiles and other machines to make them run smoothly
  3. an inflammation of the skin of a horse's fetlock or pastern characterized by cracked skin and an oily discharge
    also grease heel
    1. the oily substance in uncleaned wool; suint
    2. an uncleaned fleece
      also grease wool

Etymology: ME gresse < OFr craisse < VL *crassia < L crassus, fat, thick: see crass

transitive verb greased, greasing greas′·ing

  1. to smear or lubricate with grease
  2. to influence by giving money to; bribe or tip
    chiefly in grease the palm (or hand) of grease the palm (or hand) of
grease Idioms

in (the) grease

  1. fat and ready to be killed: said of game animals
  2. in an uncleaned condition: said of wood or fur

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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