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# greasy

«greasy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Covered with or full of grease or oil: «greasy hands»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (greasy, greasier, greasiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Covered with or full of grease or oil: «greasy hands». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m1)

2) (of food) Cooked with a lot of fat or oil: «greasy chips». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m2)

3) (of hair or skin) Looking oily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m3)

4) Slippery because of oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons: greasy, fried food is fine sometimes but not every day. In everyday life: washing greasy dishes needs hot water and soap because water alone does not remove oil. In safety: greasy floors are slippery. Phrases: «greasy food», «greasy hair», «greasy spoon» (a cheap café).

### examples

- My hands were greasy after fixing the bike chain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x1)
- These chips are too greasy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x2)
- Wash the greasy pans with hot soapy water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x3)
- His hair looks greasy, so he needs a shower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x4)
- Be careful, the kitchen floor is greasy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x5)
- The pizza box had greasy marks on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/#x6)

### note

Comparative: greasier, greasiest (y → i). Noun: grease. Pronounced GREE-see (some say GREE-zee). Soap is needed because oil and water do not mix.

### In the corpora

- [After pizza your fingers are greasy, and rinsing under the tap does almost nothing: water and grease do not mix.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/24-soap-and-why-washing-works/0/)
- [Hair is washed with shampoo when it looks or feels greasy, often two or three times a week, and rinsed well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/76-washing-your-body-and-hair/14/)
- [Wipe up spills at once or tell someone, because wet or greasy floors make people slip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave/5/)
- [After a tummy bug, simple food in small amounts is best; greasy food may upset the gut again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/10-tummy-bugs-and-tummy-aches/16/)
- [A small light snack such as a banana is far better than nothing, and far better than a greasy fry-up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/53-breakfast-before-a-match-and-food-after/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «greasy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greasy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.