lubricate

Verb

Meaning

To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.

To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lube polish sop have help square oil tallow salve aid buy smooth facilitate ease cream
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Antonyms

fetter cripple whiten DRY block bar
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Hypernyms

change fill alter modify be fill up

Related terms

lubricity

Examples

Games lubricate the body and the mind. Benjamin Franklin

I proposed to remedy this defect by employing wax, tallow, or other grease, to lubricate and keep the piston tight. It next occurred to me. James Watt

Although I was well past my teenage troubles, our music was specifically designed to lubricate the passage from adolescence to adulthood. Pete Townshend

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the liquid in this can lubricates well Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lubricant oil lubricant oils lubricant-free lubricated lubricating lubricating agent