"grease up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: greases up [present, singular, third-person], greasing up [participle, present], greased up [participle, past], greased up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grease up (third-person singular simple present greases up, present participle greasing up, simple past and past participle greased up)
  1. (transitive) To smear with oil or grease. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-grease_up-en-verb-kCMy8Lav Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (slang, often followed by to) To flatter (someone) excessively; to suck up. Tags: often, slang, with-to
    Sense id: en-grease_up-en-verb-TeeM8251 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 43 57

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1898, Charles Hallock, William A. Bruette, Forest and stream: Volume 51",
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