to grease / to polish (shoes)verb/ẽɡɾɐˈʃaɾ/mediumen·gra·xarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo apply grease or a similar substance to lubricate or soften; to polish shoes.You need to grease the bike chain. He greased the bearings of the old engine.He polished his shoes until they shone.synlubricateoilantdegreasecleanCommon collocationsgrease the wheelspolish shoesgrease a panEtymologyDe 'graxa' (do francês 'graisse') com prefixo 'en-'.Related wordsgraxaengraxadorengraxamentoengraxadouro