Definition of Slick

1. Adjective. Made slick by e.g. ice or grease. "Roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"

Similar to: Slippery, Slippy
Derivative terms: Slickness

2. Verb. Make slick or smooth.
Exact synonyms: Sleek
Generic synonyms: Polish, Shine, Smooth, Smoothen

3. Noun. A slippery smoothness. "He could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Exact synonyms: Slickness, Slip, Slipperiness
Generic synonyms: Smoothness
Derivative terms: Slippy, Slippery

4. Adjective. Having only superficial plausibility. "A slick commercial"
Exact synonyms: Glib, Pat
Similar to: Plausible
Derivative terms: Glibness, Slickness

5. Verb. Give a smooth and glossy appearance. "They slick their hair "; "Slick one's hair"
Exact synonyms: Sleek Down, Slick Down
Generic synonyms: Comb, Comb Out, Disentangle

6. Noun. A magazine printed on good quality paper.
Exact synonyms: Glossy, Slick Magazine
Generic synonyms: Mag, Magazine

7. Adjective. Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light. "Slick seals and otters"
Exact synonyms: Satiny, Silken, Silklike, Silky, Sleek
Similar to: Bright
Derivative terms: Satin, Silk, Silkiness, Sleekness, Slickness

8. Noun. A film of oil or garbage floating on top of water.
Generic synonyms: Film
Specialized synonyms: Oil Slick

9. Adjective. Marked by skill in deception. "A wily old attorney"

10. Noun. A trowel used to make a surface slick.
Generic synonyms: Trowel

Definition of Slick

1. a. Sleek; smooth.

2. v. t. To make sleek or smoth.

3. n. A wide paring chisel.

4. n. A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.

Definition of Slick

1. Proper noun. A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically. ¹

2. Adjective. Slippery due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. ¹

3. Adjective. Appearing expensive or sophisticated. ¹

4. Adjective. Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy. ¹

5. Adjective. Clever, making an apparently hard task easy; often used sarcastically. ¹

6. Adjective. (US West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special. ¹

7. Noun. A covering of liquid, particularly oil. ¹

8. Noun. (sports automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing. ¹

9. Noun. (US military slang) A helicopter. ¹

10. Noun. (printing) A camera ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device. ¹

11. Verb. To make slick ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slick

1. smooth and slippery [adj SLICKER, SLICKEST] / to make slick [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: slick

Medical Definition of Slick

1. See Schlich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slick

slice category
slice into
slice through
slice up
sliceable
sliced
sliced and diced
sliced bread
slicer
slicers
slices
slices and dices
slicing
slicing and dicing
slicings
slick (current term)
slick back
slick down
slick magazine
slick up
slicked
slicked-back
slicked up
slicken
slickened
slickener
slickeners
slickening
slickens
slickenside

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