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lubricate
DEFINITIONS OF:
lubricate
1
v
apply a lubricant to
“
lubricate
my car”
Synonyms:
lube
Type of:
fill
,
fill up
,
make full
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
v
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
“
lubricate
the key”
Type of:
alter
,
change
,
modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
v
have lubricating properties
“the liquid in this can
lubricates
well”
Type of:
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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