grease gun

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun grees guhn]
- /noun gris gʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun grees guhn]
- /noun gris gʌn/

Definitions of grease gun words

noun grease gun a hand-operated pump for greasing bearings under pressure. 1
noun grease gun device: lubricates 1
noun grease gun a device for forcing grease through nipples into bearings, usually consisting of a cylinder with a plunger and nozzle fitted to it 0
noun grease gun a levered device for forcing grease into machinery. 0
noun grease gun (Colloquial) (due to its appearance) a small machine gun, particularly the .45 calibre M3 used by the US in WW2. 0

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Origin of grease gun

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Grease gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grease gun

grease gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

grease gun usage trend in Literature

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