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  • 1Slippery When Wet — Studioalbum von Bon Jovi Veröffentlichung 1. September 1986[1] Label …

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  • 2Slippery slope — In debate or rhetoric, the slippery slope is one of the classical informal fallacies. It suggests that an action will initiate a chain of events culminating in an undesirable event later without establishing or quantifying the relevant… …

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  • 3slippery — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get ▪ The concrete gets slippery when it s wet. ▪ make sth …

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  • 4(You Want To) Make a Memory — Single by Bon Jovi from the album Lost Highway …

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  • 5lubricate — (v.) 1620s, to make slippery or smooth (especially by the application of an oil), from L. lubricatus, pp. of lubricare to make slippery or smooth, from lubricus slippery (see LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.)). Related: Lubricated; lubricating.… …

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  • 6lubricate — lu•bri•cate [[t]ˈlu brɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) mac to apply an oily or greasy substance to in order to diminish friction; make slippery 2) to cause to run smoother; ease: to lubricate relations between enemies[/ex] 3) sts Slang. to… …

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  • 7lubricate — [lo͞o′brikāt΄] vt. lubricated, lubricating [< L lubricatus, pp. of lubricare, to make smooth or slippery < lubricus, smooth, slippery < IE base * sleub , to slide, slip > SLIP3, SLEEVE] 1. to make slippery or smooth 2. to apply a… …

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  • 8lubricate — lubrication, n. lubricational, adj. lubricative, adj. lubricatory /looh bri keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /looh bri kayt /, v., lubricated, lubricating. v.t. 1. to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in… …

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  • 9lubricate — [ lu:brɪkeɪt] verb 1》 apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. 2》 informal make convivial with alcohol. Derivatives lubrication noun lubricator noun Origin C17: from L. lubricat , lubricare make slippery , from… …

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  • 10lu|bri|cate — «LOO bruh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make (machinery) smooth and easy to work by putting on oil or grease. 2. Figurative. to make slippery or smooth; expedite: »Dinner lubricates business (Lord Stowell) …

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