greasen en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From grease + -en (verbal suffix).
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To make greased or greasy
Carbohydrate satiation makes the protein smell more delicious, so he floats the idea and, with assent, helps himself to a couple of drumsticks, sighing about the finger-greasening inadequacies of the plastic fork and knife.
2007, S. Christopher, Gravitas, page 121:His quick swim consisted of the usual small circle, ending on the same moss-greasened rocky ledge that he'd landed on since he was ten years old.
1981, Jake MacDonald, Indian River, page 46:Although she was a rich lady, she maintained some of her peasant mannerisms, like bringing out her age-greasened basket tea cosy which held the old tea pot and four cups inside.
1988, Catherine Dai, Bound feet, page 200:I'm goin' downtown, the telegraph to hire, And see if they need a colored man to greasen up the wire.
1995, Irwin Silber, Earl Robinson, Songs of the Great American West, page 148:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greasening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| greasens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| greasened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| greasened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |