Slicking

slick  (slk)

adj. slick·er, slick·est

1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery: sidewalks slick with ice. See Synonyms at sleek.

2. Deftly executed; adroit: "as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water" (Tallulah Bankhead).

3. Shrewd; wily.

4. Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness: a slick writing style. See Synonyms at glib.

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 racing automobile tire with a smooth tread.

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.

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[Middle English slike, from Old English *slice; see lei- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English sliken, from Late Old English -slcian, -slcian (in ngslcod, freshly smoothed).]

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slickly adv.

slickness n.