grease
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/gris/
/griːs/
General
- 1 yağlamak, greslemek
Definition (English)
To put grease, oil or butter on something, for example on machine parts or a baking tin.
Example Sentences
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Grease the baking tin before you pour in the mixture.Karışımı dökmeden önce kek kalıbını yağla.
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The mechanic greased the wheels and checked the brakes.Tamirci tekerlekleri gresledi ve frenleri kontrol etti.
InformalAviation
- 1 çok yumuşak teker koymak
Definition (English)
To land an aircraft extremely smoothly, so that the touchdown can hardly be felt.
Example Sentences
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The captain greased the landing, and the passengers hardly felt it.Kaptan çok yumuşak teker koydu, yolcular inişi neredeyse hiç hissetmedi.
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On her first solo flight, she greased it on perfectly.İlk solo uçuşunda kusursuz biçimde, çok yumuşak teker koydu.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
grease
/gris/
Past
greased
/grist/
Participle
greased
/grist/
Spelling rule
Ends in ‑e: add ‑dgrease → greased
Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.
Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. greased /grist/
Synonyms
Collocations
grease a tingrease the wheelsgrease someone's palmgrease the landinggrease it onlike greased lightning