HyperDic: lubricate

English > 3 senses of the word *lubricate*:
VERB	stative	lubricate	have lubricating properties
	contact	lubricate, lube	apply a lubricant to
	change	lubricate	make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant

lubricate > pronunciation
Sounds	luw'brihkey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *lubricate*: 3 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Have lubricating properties.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"the liquid in this can lubricates well"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	lubricar
Nouns	lubricant, lubricator	a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
Nouns	lubrication	the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

English > *lubricate*: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	apply a lubricant to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something
Example	"lubricate my car"
Synonym	lube
Broader	fill, fill up, make full	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Spanish	lubricar
Catalan	greixar, lubricar, lubrificar, tirar-hi oli
Nouns	lubricant	a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
	lubrication	an application of a lubricant to something
	lubrication	the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

English > *lubricate*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"lubricate the key"
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	engrasar, lubricar, lubrificar
Catalan	lubricar, lubrificar
Nouns	lubricant	a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
	lubrication	an application of a lubricant to something
	lubrication	the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

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