The meaning of Slick
Slick – definition
adjectiveDone or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.
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Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing gameadjective(of skin or hair) smooth and glossy.
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A dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail
nounAn oil slick.
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The slick is a serious threat to marine lifenounAn application or amount of a glossy or oily substance.
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A slick of lip glossnounA racing-car or bicycle tyre without a tread, for use in dry weather conditions.
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Hunt's victory resulted from the finest sort of judgement about when to change his wet tyres to sli…nounA glossy magazine.
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Writing for any of the so-called slicks was considered selling outnounA person who is smooth and persuasive but untrustworthy.
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Before, she allowed herself to be pulled like a wishbone by sponsors, agents and other corporate sl…
adjectiveOperating or performing skillfully and effectively and without seeming to try hard
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Maz was such a slick fielder, one of the best in baseball., he was a slick politician with an answe…
adjectiveSomething that is slick is clever or attractive to look at, but may not have much real meaning or any important ideas
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A slick magazine/brochure, slick advertising/marketing/presentation the liberal party's slick marke…
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Word origin
Middle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.
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