Lubricating - English meaning

Lubricating – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Acting as a lubricant.
Usage examples:
Biodiesel has better lubricating properties

verb
Apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.
Usage examples:
Remove the nut and lubricate the thread
Synonims:
Oil Grease Make slippery Make smooth Smear with oil Cover with oil Rub with oil Moisturize Wax Polish

verb
Present participle of lubricate
Usage examples:
A car engine needs to be well lubricated with oil., applying a few drops of oil on a key will clean…

Lubricating translation into English

Lubricating: translate from English into Chinese

润滑

Lubricating: translate from English into Dutch

Smeren

Lubricating: translate from English into French

Lubrifiant

Lubricating: translate from English into German

Schmieren

Lubricating: translate from English into Hindi

स्नेहन

Lubricating: translate from English into Italian

Lubrificante

Lubricating: translate from English into Korean

윤활

Lubricating: translate from English into Russian

Смазывание, Смазочный

Lubricating: translate from English into Spanish

Lubricante

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin lubricat- ‘made slippery’, from the verb lubricare, from lubricus ‘slippery’.

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Lubricating – similar words

lubricate

verb
Apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.
Usage examples:
Remove the nut and lubricate the thread

verb
To put oil or an oily substance on or in something so that its parts move easily
Usage examples:
To lubricate gears/machinery, engine lubrication

Lubricate - all meanings in English

lubricants

noun
A substance used for lubricating an engine or component, such as oil or grease.
Usage examples:
Squirt in a lubricant on a regular basis

adjective
Lubricating.
Usage examples:
A thin lubricant film

noun
A substance that is used to make parts move easily

Lubricants - all meanings in English

lubricant

noun
A substance used for lubricating an engine or component, such as oil or grease.
Usage examples:
Squirt in a lubricant on a regular basis

adjective
Lubricating.
Usage examples:
A thin lubricant film

Lubricant - all meanings in English

Lubricating synonims

grease

noun
A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.
Usage examples:
Axle grease

verb
Smear or lubricate with grease.
Usage examples:
Grease a shallow baking dish

noun
Animal fat that is soft after melting
Usage examples:
There’s always a lot of grease when you cook lamb., you ought to put some grease on that hinge., gr…

Grease - all meanings in English

moisturize

verb
Make (something, especially the skin) less dry.
Usage examples:
Revitalize your face, moisturize your skin

Moisturize - all meanings in English

oil

noun
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.
Usage examples:
That competition is helping the world move away from carbon-rich fuels, like oil and coal.

verb
Lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.
Usage examples:
I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow

noun
Thick, liquid fat obtained from plants which does not mix with water and is used esp. in cooking
Usage examples:
[ u ] vegetable/corn/olive oil, [ u ] i like oil and vinegar on my salad., [ c ] these cookies are …

Oil - all meanings in English

polish

verb
Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
Usage examples:
Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

noun
A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in.
Usage examples:
A tin of shoe polish

adjective
Relating to poland, its inhabitants, or their language.
Usage examples:
The most difficult discussions centred on the polish government and poland's frontiers.

Polish - all meanings in English

wax

noun
A sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax.
Usage examples:
In the case of the honeycombs, the worker bees secrete small flakes of wax and probably surround th…

verb
Cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it.
Usage examples:
I washed and waxed the floor

verb
(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.
Usage examples:
The moon waxed full, looming huge upon the speckled expanse.

Wax - all meanings in English

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