lube

Other forms of lube

plural

lubes·

past tense

lubed·

present participle

lubing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lube

What does lube mean?

lube means "a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lube?

lube has 1 syllable: lube. In IPA it is /ˈlub/.

What is another word for lube?

Close synonyms include lubricant, lubricator, lubricating substance, lubricate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lube a common word?

lube is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.