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Meaning of grease pot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A pot formerly used to hold greasepaint.
  2. A theatre owner.
    obsolete, slang

Examples

“This was crude, but effective, and while Mr McIntyre Rosenbaum was struggling to get⟳ his stigmatized breath Rita turned to the chorus and said, "You know⟳, girls, this old grease-pot is running the show⟳ on his wife's money."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

grease spot grease-monkey grease-pot greaseball greaseband greaseboard

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