Lubricate
['luːbrɪkeɪt] or ['lubrɪket]
Definition
(verb.) make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; 'lubricate the key'.
(verb.) apply a lubricant to; 'lubricate my car'.
(verb.) have lubricating properties; 'the liquid in this can lubricates well'.
Typed by Jolin--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.
(v. t.) To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Smooth, make slippery.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Oil, ease, grease, levigate, gloze, glaze
ANT:Rust, clog, indent, roughen, corrugate
Edited by Joanne
Definition
v.t. to make smooth or slippery: to supply with oil to overcome friction.—adjs. Lū′bric -al Lū′bricous slippery: lewd.—ns. Lū′bricant; Lubricā′tion.—adj. Lū′bricative.—ns. Lū′bricator; Lubricity (lū-bris′i-ti) slipperiness: smoothness: instability: lewdness; Lubrifac′tion.
Typist: Nicholas
Examples
- This consists of an antifriction compound of tin, 10 parts, copper, 1 part, and antimony, 1 part, and is specially adapted for the lubricated bearings of machinery. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In connection with the adoption of this lubricating system there occurred another instance of his knowledge of materials and intuitive insight into the nature of things. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These machines use some 2,500 gallons of lubricating oils and 11,000 gallons of cutting fluids each day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He also found a new method of lubricating his carriage axles, his spring frames, the buffers, and the brakes he had built for the trains. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The consequent friction increased the loss of power, and the difficulty of lubricating the pistons added to the practical objections to the air engine. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- When the machine is in use, friction may be further reduced by the use of lubricating oil. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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