lubrication

Definition of Lubrication in English :

1. lubrication

the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

2. lubrication

an application of a lubricant to something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lubrication

v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates

v.tr.

1. To apply a lubricant to or make slippery: She lubricated the bike chain.

2. To facilitate or make easier: tried to lubricate the relations between ambassadors.

3. To cause to feel cheerful and sociable by the consumption of alcohol: I waited until he was lubricated to tell him the news.

v.intr.

To act as a lubricant.

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