Difference between Lube and Lubricate

What is the difference between Lube and Lubricate?

Lube as a verb is to lubricate while Lubricate as a verb is to make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.

Lube

Part of speech: noun

Definition: lubricant

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to lubricate

Lubricate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.

We hope you now know whether to use Lube or Lubricate in your sentence.

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