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slick
(slĭk)adj. slick·er, slick·est
1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery: sidewalks slick with ice.
2. Deftly executed; adroit: "A jockey occasionally won a four-mile heat with a slick maneuver" (John Eisenberg).
3. Confident and effortlessly effective, especially in being persuasive: a slick political insider.
4. Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness: a slick writing style.
5. Slang Excellent; wonderful.
n.
1. A smooth or slippery surface or area.
2.
a. A floating film of oil.
b. A trail of floating material: a garbage slick.
3. An implement used to make a surface slick, especially a chisel used for smoothing and polishing.
4. Informal A magazine, usually of large popular readership, printed on high-quality glossy paper.
5. A smooth, treadless tire, often used for racing.
6. Slang An unarmed military aircraft, especially a helicopter.
tr.v. slicked, slick·ing, slicks
1. To make smooth, glossy, or oily.
2. Informal To make neat, trim, or tidy: slicked themselves up for the camera.
[Middle English slike, from Old English *slice; see lei- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English sliken, from Late Old English -slīcian, -slȳcian (in nīgslȳcod, freshly smoothed).]
slick′ly adv.
slick′ness n.
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slick
(slɪk)adj
1. flattering and glib: a slick salesman.
2. adroitly devised or executed: a slick show.
3. informal chiefly US and Canadian shrewd; sly
4. informal superficially attractive: a slick publication.
5. chiefly US and Canadian smooth and glossy; slippery
n
6. a slippery area, esp a patch of oil floating on water
7. (Tools) a chisel or other tool used for smoothing or polishing a surface
8. (Motor Racing) the tyre of a racing car that has worn treads
vb (tr)
9. chiefly US and Canadian to make smooth or sleek
10. informal (usually foll by up) US and Canadian to smarten or tidy (oneself)
11. (Tools) (often foll by up) to make smooth or glossy
[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic, Norwegian slikja to be or make smooth]
ˈslickly adv
ˈslickness n
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slick1
(slɪk)adj. -er, -est,
n., adv. adj.
1. smooth and glossy; sleek.
2. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
3. sly; shrewdly adroit.
4. ingenious; cleverly devised.
5. slippery, esp. from being covered with or as if with ice or oil.
6. deftly executed and having surface appeal but shallow or glib in content: slick writing.
7. Slang. wonderful; remarkable; first-rate.
n. 8. a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it: an oil slick.
9. Informal. a chic or sophisticated magazine printed on paper with a more or less glossy finish. Compare pulp (def. 5).
adv. 10. smoothly; cleverly.
[1300–50; Middle English slike (adj.), c. dial. Dutch sleek even, smooth; akin to slick2]
slick′ly, adv.
slick′ness, n.
slick2
(slɪk)v.t.
1. to make sleek or smooth.
2. Informal. to make smart or spruce (usu. fol. by up).
n. 3. any woodworking chisel having a blade more than 2 in. (5 cm) wide.
[before 900; Middle English sliken (v.), late Old English -slician; akin to Old Norse slīkja to give a gloss to]
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slick
Past participle: slicked
Gerund: slicking
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| Noun | 1. |  slick - a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" |
| 2. | slick - a magazine printed on good quality paper | |
| 3. | slick - a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water film - a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" oil slick - a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship) | |
| 4. | slick - a trowel used to make a surface slick trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials | |
| Verb | 1. | slick - make slick or smooth |
| 2. | slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" | |
| Adj. | 1. | slick - made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil" |
| 2. | slick - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse" | |
| 3. | slick - 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" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" | |
| 4. | slick - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
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slick
adjective
1. efficient, professional, smart, smooth, streamlined, masterly, sharp, deft, well-organized, adroit His style is slick and visually exciting.
2. skilful, deft, adroit, dextrous, dexterous, professional, polished a slick gear change
skilful amateur, crude, clumsy, unprofessional, amateurish, unpolished, inexpert, unaccomplished, unskilful
skilful amateur, crude, clumsy, unprofessional, amateurish, unpolished, inexpert, unaccomplished, unskilful
3. glib, smooth, sophisticated, plausible, polished, specious, meretricious a slick, suit-wearing detective
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
slick
adjective1. So smooth and glassy as to offer insecure hold or footing:
Idiom: slippery as an eel.
2. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance:
3. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters:
Informal: savvy.
4. Characterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourse:
slick up
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Translations
بُقْعَةٌ من الزَّيْتماكِر وذَكي
mazanýnaftová skvrna
lovlig smartoliepletolieudslip
bráksnjall, slyngur
eļļas) plankumsglumsnaftas (veiklsviltīgs
naftová škvrna
oljni madež
akıl çelendenize petrol sızıntısıkurnazmarifetliustalıklı
slick
[slɪk]A. ADJ (slicker (compar) (slickest (superl)))
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
slick
[ˈslɪk] adj
(= skilful) [production, style] → sophistiqué(e); [performance] → très au point
(= smooth) [action, movement] → fluide
(= persuasive) [person, speech] → mielleux/euse
vt
to slick one's hair back → plaquer ses cheveux en arrière
to slick one's hair back → plaquer ses cheveux en arrière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slick
adj (+er)
(often pej: = clever) → gewieft (inf), → clever (inf); answer, solution → glatt; show, performance, translation, style → glatt, professionell; a slick novel → ein glatt or professionell geschriebener Roman; a slick customer → ein ganz gewiefter Kerl (inf)
hair → geschniegelt
(US: = slippery) → glatt, schlüpfrig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slick
[slɪk]1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (adroitly executed, show, performance) → brillante (pej) (answer, excuse) → troppo pronto/a; (person, glib) → dalla parlantina sciolta; (cunning) → scaltro/a; (insincere) → untuoso/a
a slick character → un(a) dritto/a
a slick character → un(a) dritto/a
2. n (also oil slick) → chiazza di petrolio
3. vt (also slick down) (hair, with comb) → lisciare; (with haircream) → impomatare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slick1
(slik) adjective clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart. That was a very slick move!
ˈslickly adverbˈslickness noun
slick2
(slik) noun (also ˈoil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc. An oil-slick is threatening the coast.
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