lube

[ loob ]

noun

, Informal.

1. lubricant.
2. lubrication, especially an application of a lubricant to a vehicle.

verb (used with object)

, lubed, lub·ing.

1. to lubricate:

   to lube a bicycle chain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lube¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

For my gravel bike, I experimented with a kind of wax lube that you apply by dripping it onto the chain, like an oil-based lube.

From Outside Online

Switching from oil lube to wax works best with a brand-new chain.

From Outside Online

“I can build a custom motorcycle from scratch, can weld, and worked as a lube guy at a GM dealership,” Dustykatt says.

From The Daily Beast

You can be the leader of a Salvadoran death squad, and then manage a Jiffy Lube in North Miami.

From The Daily Beast

The shelves now stood empty save for a few sex toys, some lube containers, a few DVDs, and a couple of glass pipes.

From The Daily Beast

The other, about Sting performing at Jiffy Lube Live, a concert venue in Bristow, Virginia.

From The Daily Beast

Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson says the Jiffy Lube logo makes more fiscal sense.

From The Daily Beast

It was a small, lonely, isolated place that sported two pumps and cramped looking lube rack.

From Project Gutenberg

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