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slick (sl

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.

1. A smooth or slippery surface or area.

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.

[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).]

slickly adv.

slickness n.

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

1. a slippery area, esp a patch of oil floating on water

2. (Engineering / Tools) a chisel or other tool used for smoothing or polishing a surface

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) the tyre of a racing car that has worn treads

vb (tr)

1. Chiefly US and Canadian to make smooth or sleek

2. US and Canadian informal (usually foll by up) to smarten or tidy (oneself)

3. (Engineering / Tools) (often foll by up) to make smooth or glossy

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic, Norwegian slikja to be or make smooth]

slickly adv

slickness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	slick - a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" slipperiness, slickness, slip 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 glossy, slick magazine mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"
	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 sleek polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
	2.	slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" sleek down, slick down 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" slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
	2.	slick - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" pat, glib 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" satiny, silken, silklike, silky, sleek 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" foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, crafty, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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

3. glib, smooth, sophisticated, plausible, polished, specious, meretricious a slick, suit-wearing detective

4. glossy, smooth, shiny, greasy, oily, silky, lustrous his greasy, slick hair-do

verb

smooth, oil, grease, sleek, plaster down, make glossy, smarm down (Brit. informal) She had slicked her hair.

Translations

slick [slɪk]

A. ADJ (slicker (compar) (slickest (superl)))

1. (pej) (= superficial, glib) → hábil
he's too slick for me → es demasiado hábil para mi gusto

2. (= polished, skilful) → impecable
a slick performance → una actuación impecable
be slick about it! → ¡date prisa!

B. N oil slick (large) → marea f negra; (small) → mancha f de petróleo, capa f de petróleo(en el agua)

C. VT → alisar
to slick down one's hair → alisarse el pelo
to slick o.s. up → acicalarse

slick [ˈslɪk]

adj

(= skilful) [production, style] → sophistiqué(e); [performance] → très au point

(= smooth) [action, movement] → fluide

(= persuasive) [person, speech] → mielleux/euse

(also oil slick) → nappe f de pétrole, marée f noire

vt
to slick one's hair back → plaquer ses cheveux en arrière

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

(= oil slick) → (Öl)teppich m, → Schlick nt

(US inf: = glossy) → Hochglanzmagazin nt

(= racing tyre) → Slick m (inf)

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

2. n (also oil slick) → chiazza di petrolio

3. vt (also slick down) (hair, with comb) → lisciare; (with haircream) → impomatare

slick [slɪk]

2. n (also oil slick) → chiazza di petrolio

3. vt (also slick down) (hair, with comb) → lisciare; (with haircream) → impomatare

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adj slick [slik]

clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart That was a very slick move! skelm, slim, vindingryk ماكِر وذَكي изкусен mazaný lovlig smart geschickt έξυπνος, επιτήδειος mañoso (kuri)kaval, riukalik ماهر ovela rusé חֲלַקלַק चालाक, चतुर gladak, spretan ravasz licik snjall, slyngur abile, astuto 巧みな 교묘한 gudrus, suktas veikls; viltīgs; glums licik glad glatt, sleip chytry astuto isteţ; abil хитрый, ловкий prefíkaný premeten spretan smart, slug, snygg ซึ่งมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม ustalıklı, marifetli, akıl çelen, kurnaz 花言巧語的 спритний; хитрий ماہرانہ، صفائی khéo léo, nhanh nhẹn 花言巧语的

adv slickly

skelm بِذكاءٍ ماكِر изкусно rafinovaně smart geschickt έξυπνα, επιτήδεια de forma mañosa kavalalt ماهرانه ovelasti habilement בְּעוֹרמָה चिकनाई, चालाकी से spretno, glatko ügyesen dengan licik snilldarlega, kænlega abilmente, astutamente 巧みに 약삭빠르게 gudriai, suktai veikli; viltīgi dengan licik glad glatt, sleipt chytrze astutamente cu abilitate хитро, ловко rafinovane premeteno spretno smart, slugt, snyggt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazca 狡猾地 гладенько صفائی سے khéo léo, nhanh nhẹn 狡猾地

n slickness

skelmheid ذكاءٌ ماكِر ловкост zchytralost dygtighed die Geschicklichkeit επιδεξιότητα, ευστροφία maña kavalus مهارت oveluus ruse עוֹרמָה किचनापन glatkoća, spretnost ügyesség kelicikan kænska abilità, astuzia 巧妙さ 약삭빠름, 교활함 gudrumas, suktumas veiklība; viltīgums kelicikan gladheid sleiphet chytrość astúcia ingeniozitate хитрость, ловкость prefíkanosť premetenost spretnost smarthet, slughet ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık 狡猾 гладкість مہارت sự khéo léo, nhanh nhẹn 狡猾

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n slick [slik]

(alsoˈoil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc An oil-slick is threatening the coast. olieopdrifsel بُقْعَةٌ من الزَّيْت петно мазут naftová skvrna olieplet; olieudslip der (Öl)Teppich κηλίδα marea negra (ulatuslik) õlilaik براق با روغن öljylautta nappe de pétrole כֶּתֶם שֶמֶן तेल का रिसाव mrlja (nafte) olajréteg genangan minyak brák (macchia di petrolio) 油膜 (바다의) 기름띠 (naftos) dėmė (naftas; eļļas) plankums (uz ūdens) tumpahan minyak olievlek oljeflak plama fuga de petróleo maree neagră плёнка naftová škvrna oljni madež naftna mrlja oljefläck คราบน้ำมัน denize petrol sızıntısı 水面上的油膜 нафтова плівка سطح سمندر پر تیل کا چکتا یا نشان vết dầu loang trên mặt nước 水面上的油膜

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