Meanings
noungrease gun (plural grease guns)
plural grease guns
- colloquialdue to its appearanceA submachine gun, particularly the .45 calibre M3 used by the US in World War II.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
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Translations
Czech maznice
- maznicedevice for forcing grease into machinery
Danish fedtpistol
- fedtpistoldevice for forcing grease into machinery
Finnish rasvaprässi
- rasvaprässidevice for forcing grease into machinery
French pompe à graisse
- pompe à graissedevice for forcing grease into machinery
Cite this entry
APA
grease gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20gun
MLA
“grease gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grease gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20gun.
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