grease stain

Slick fabric mark

A grease stain is a mark left by oil or fat on fabric, paper, or other surfaces.

Grease stains are notoriously difficult to remove because oil repels water: I got a grease stain on my shirt at the barbecue.

The term sometimes appears figuratively for something that mars an otherwise clean record or reputation.

Related

fast food · fabric · shirt · work clothes · laundry · detergent · dish soap · blot · smear · slick · bacon · frying · apron · residue · paper towel · stubborn · soak · scrub

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stain type/source

grease stainwater mark

Translucent paper insignia

water stain · water spot · ink stain · wine stain · rust stain

fabric/surface condition

grease stainimmaculate

Completely without blemish

unstained · clean · spotless · unblemished · fresh laundry

Family

grease, stain, greasy, greased, greasing, greaser, greasiness, stained, staining

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G