lube
Slick machine stuff
Lube is a shortened form of lubricant—a slippery substance that reduces friction between surfaces.
In everyday use, lube typically means either motor oil time for an oil change and lube or personal lubricant for sexual activity We keep lube in the nightstand.
As a verb, to lube something is to apply lubricant: lube the chain on your bike.
Slippery viscous fluid
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- motor oilPetroleum for machinery
- gear oilLubricant for toothed mechanisms
- axle greaseLubricant for wheel bearings
hydraulic fluid · transmission fluid · penetrating oil · WD-40 · silicone · graphite · Teflon · synthetic
Smooth or craftily adept
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- slideSmooth continuous movement
frictionless · ease · slip · coating · film · barrier · protection · squeaky
Replacing engine lubricant
- greasingApplying slippery substance
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
- preventive careHealth maintenance before disease
upkeep · reapply · squirt · spray · drip · nozzle · applicator · rust prevention
Having water as medium
- silicone-basedMade with flexible synthetic polymer
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
pleasure · intimacy · bedroom · massage · warming · tingling · sensitivity · comfort
Illicit payment for favor
- smooth overMinimize or conceal difficulties
- facilitateMake something easier
- expediteSpeed up a process
- sweetenAdd sugar to
kickback · payoff · inducement · palm-greasing · under the table · fix
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
axle grease · hydraulic fluid · transmission fluid · penetrating oil · WD-40 · silicone · graphite · Teflon · synthetic · petroleum
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- glideMove with effortless continuity
slide · frictionless · ease · slip · coating · film · barrier · protection · squeaky · grinding
oil change
Replacing engine lubricant
- greasingApplying slippery substance
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- tune-upRoutine vehicle maintenance
preventive care · upkeep · reapply · squirt · spray · drip · nozzle · applicator · rust prevention · corrosion protection
water-based
Having water as medium
- silicone-basedMade with flexible synthetic polymer
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
sensuality · pleasure · intimacy · bedroom · massage · warming · tingling · sensitivity · comfort · dryness
bribe
Illicit payment for favor
- smooth overMinimize or conceal difficulties
- facilitateMake something easier
- expediteSpeed up a process
sweeten · kickback · payoff · inducement · palm-greasing · under the table · fix
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- mechanical keyboardskeycap, keycaps, switches, tactile, linear
- keyswitchesstem, spring, actuation, rubber dome, hot-swap
- auto shopmechanic, oil change, brakes, tires, tire
- keyboard partskeycap, keys, tab, shift, spacebar
- Cubingspeedcubing, cube, cuber, solve, scramble
- social lubricantInteraction ease-maker
- lube upApply lubricant thoroughly
- lube jobVehicle lubrication service
- personal lubricantSlick substance for intimacy
- lube shopVehicle maintenance business
- Jiffy LubeFast vehicle service franchise
lubricant, lubricate, lubrication, lubricants, lubricating, lubricity