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sleek

(slēk)

adj. sleek·er, sleek·est

a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: long, sleek hair.

b. In good health and having smooth or glossy hair, fur, or skin: a sleek hound.

a. Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined: a sleek, luxurious sedan.

b. Thin and elegant in design: "A pair of sleek minarets anchored the skyline" (Terence Ward).

3. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick: a sleek government official.

tr.v. sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks

To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.

[Variant of slick.]

sleek′ly adv.

sleek′ness n.

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sleek

(sliːk)

adj

1. smooth and shiny; polished

2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous

3. (Zoology) (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers

4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearance

vb (tr)

5. to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc

6. (usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)

[C16: variant of slick]

ˈsleekly adv

ˈsleekness n

ˈsleeky adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sleek¹

(slik)

adj. -er, -est.

1. smooth or glossy, as hair.

2. well-fed or well-groomed.

3. finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car.

4. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.

[1580–90; variant of slick¹]

sleek′ly, adv.

sleek′ness, n.

sleek²

(slik)

also sleek′en,

v.t.

to make sleek; smooth; slick.

[1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick²]

sleek′er, n.

sleek

Past participle: sleeked
Gerund: sleeking

Imperative
sleek
sleek

Present
I sleek
you sleek
he/she/it sleeks
we sleek
you sleek
they sleek

Preterite
I sleeked
you sleeked
he/she/it sleeked
we sleeked
you sleeked
they sleeked

Present Continuous
I am sleeking
you are sleeking
he/she/it is sleeking
we are sleeking
you are sleeking
they are sleeking

Present Perfect
I have sleeked
you have sleeked
he/she/it has sleeked
we have sleeked
you have sleeked
they have sleeked

Past Continuous
I was sleeking
you were sleeking
he/she/it was sleeking
we were sleeking
you were sleeking
they were sleeking

Past Perfect
I had sleeked
you had sleeked
he/she/it had sleeked
we had sleeked
you had sleeked
they had sleeked

Future
I will sleek
you will sleek
he/she/it will sleek
we will sleek
you will sleek
they will sleek

Future Perfect
I will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
he/she/it will have sleeked
we will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
they will have sleeked

Future Continuous
I will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
he/she/it will be sleeking
we will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
they will be sleeking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
he/she/it has been sleeking
we have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
they have been sleeking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
he/she/it will have been sleeking
we will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
they will have been sleeking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
he/she/it had been sleeking
we had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
they had been sleeking

Conditional
I would sleek
you would sleek
he/she/it would sleek
we would sleek
you would sleek
they would sleek

Past Conditional
I would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
he/she/it would have sleeked
we would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
they would have sleeked

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Verb	1.	sleek - make slick or smooth slick polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
Adj.	1.	sleek - well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes" groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	2.	sleek - designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" flowing, streamlined, aerodynamic smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
	3.	sleek - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

sleek

adjective

1. glossy, shiny, lustrous, smooth, silky, velvety, well-groomed sleek black hair
glossy rough, shaggy, dishevelled, sloppy, bedraggled, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), frowzy, badly groomed

2. elegant, stylish, chic, beautiful, fashionable, refined, graceful, tasteful sleek modern furniture

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sleek

adjective

1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished:

satiny, silken, silky.

2. Having slender and graceful lines:

streamlined, trim.

3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest:

fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous.

verb

To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:

buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, polish, shine.

phrasal verb
sleek over

To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:

explain away, extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, whitewash.

Translations

أمْلَس، ناعِممُعْتَنى بِه

hladkýlesklývypasený

blankglatvelpasset

glatt Schlick gepflegt geschmeidig

liso lustroso impecable

kiillottaakiillotusainesileäsilottaatasainen

lisse

jól tartott

glansandi, mjúkurvel alinn

liscio soffice lisciare

glotniaiglotnumasglotnusišpuoselėtassusilaižymas

gludslabi koptsspīdīgs

slikket velnært

vypasený

bakımlıdüzgün ve parlak

保养得好的光滑的柔滑的

sleek

[sliːk]

A. ADJ (sleeker (compar) (sleekest (superl))) [hair, fur] → lustroso; [person] (of general appearance) → impecable; (in manner) → zalamero, meloso; [boat, car] → de líneas puras; [animal] → gordo y de buen aspecto

B. VT to sleek one's hair down → alisarse el pelo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sleek

[ˈsliːk] adj

(= shiny) [hair, fur] → brillant(e), luisant(e)

(= expensive-looking) [car, boat] → élégant(e)

sleek

adj (+er) hair, fur, animal → geschmeidig, glatt; (of general appearance) → gepflegt; car also → schnittig, elegant; behaviour → aalglatt (pej), → glatt

vt → glätten; (cat) → lecken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sleek

[sliːk]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (shiny, hair, coat) → liscio/a e lucente; (cat) → dal pelo lucido; (person, in appearance) → azzimato/a; (in manner) → untuoso/a; (car, boat) → elegante

2. vt to sleek one's hair down/back → lisciarsi i capelli

sleek

(sliːk) adjective

1. (of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy. The dog has a lovely sleek coat.

2. well fed and cared for. a sleek Siamese cat lay by the fire.

ˈsleekly adverb

ˈsleekness noun

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