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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

slick down

slick down · slicks down · slicked down · slicking down

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

» Slick down your hair.

Meaning

1 senses

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

More definitions

give a smooth and glossy appearance

Examples

1 sentences

Slick down your hair.
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Forms

slicks down, slicking down, slicked down, slicked down

Base form	slick down · to slick down
3rd person singular	slicks down
Present participle	slicking down
Past simple	slicked down
Past participle	slicked down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	slick down
he, she, it	slicks down

Past simpleLesson

all persons

slicked down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have slicked down
he, she, it	has slicked down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will slick down

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

give a smooth and glossy appearance:slick sleek down

Word family

1 related words

Relatedslick back

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

sliceA2 slick slideB2 slider slideshow

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