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- [loob]
- /lub/
- /luːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loob]
- /lub/
Definitions of lube word
- abbreviation LUBE lubricant. 1
- noun lube lubrication, especially an application of a lubricant to a vehicle. 1
- verb with object lube to lubricate: to lube a bicycle chain. 1
- noun lube A lubricant. 1
- noun lube machine lubricant 1
- noun lube sexual lubricant 1
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Parts of speech for Lube
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lube popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lube
verb lube
- grease — the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
noun lube
- oiling — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- greasing — Present participle of grease.
Antonyms for lube
verb lube
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
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