Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.

    His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Tom had his hair slicked back.

    ruВолосы у Тома были гладко зачёсаны назад. — shanghainese

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  2. Tom wears his hair slicked back.

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  3. Slick back your hair.

    ruПригладь волосы назад. — marafon

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  4. Tom's hair was slicked back.

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  5. I’ll just slick my hair back.

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Forms

slicks back, slicking back, slicked back, slicked back
Base formslick back · to slick back
3rd person singularslicks back
Present participleslicking back
Past simpleslicked back
Past participleslicked back

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyslick back
he, she, itslicks back

Past simpleLesson

all personsslicked back

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slicked back
he, she, ithas slicked back

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill slick back

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Word family

1 related words
Relatedslick down

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sliceA2slickslideB2sliderslideshow
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