Lubricate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To apply a lubricant to.
  • v. To make slippery or smooth.
  • verb-intransitive. To act as a lubricant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make smooth or slippery.
  • v. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
  • v. To reduce social frictions or difficulties between people, thus making cooperation easier and joint action smoother.
  • v. To inebriate by supplying with alcoholic beverages.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make smooth or slippery; supply or smear with some substance, especially one of an oily or greasy nature, for the purpose of diminishing friction: as, to lubricate the bearings of a machine.
  • In photography, to coat or smear (a print) with some glazing agent, as Castile soap dissolved in alcohol, or a compound of beeswax and Venice turpentine, as a preliminary to burnishing.
  • Slippery.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. have lubricating properties
  • v. make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
  • v. apply a lubricant to
    • Verb Form
    lubricated    lubricates    lubricating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be    change    modify    alter    make full   
    Form
    lubricant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lubrify    dope    oil    grease    slush   
     
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