English verb: grease one's palms | |||
1. | grease one's palms (possession) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||
Samples | This judge can be bought. | ||
Synonyms | bribe, buy, corrupt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buy off, pay off, sop | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||