slick
To make slickTo make slick.
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» Tom had his hair slicked back.
Волосы у Тома были гладко зачёсаны назад. — shanghainese
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1 sensesTo make slick.
The surface had been slicked.
make slick or smooth
Examples
26 sentencesTom had his hair slicked back.
ruВолосы у Тома были гладко зачёсаны назад. — shanghainese
Tom wears his hair slicked back.
That looks like an oil slick.
Watch out for that oil slick.
That was a pretty slick move.
Origin
From Middle English slicke, slike, slyke, from Old English slīc (“sleek, smooth; crafty, cFrom Middle English slicke, slike, slyke, from Old English slīc (“sleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick”), from Proto-Germanic *slīkaz (“sleek, smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to glide, smooth, spread”).
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Forms
slicks, slicking, slicked, slickedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonyms- give a smooth and glossy appearance:slick downsleek down
- make slick or smooth:sleek
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.