Definition of 'slick'

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Noun

1. a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
      Synonyms: slickness slipperiness slip
2. a magazine printed on good quality paper
      Synonyms: slick magazine glossy
3. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4. a trowel used to make a surface slick

Verb

1. make slick or smooth
      Synonyms: sleek
2. give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
      Synonyms: slick down sleek down

Adjective

1. having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
      Synonyms: glossy satiny sleek silken silky silklike
2. 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"
3. having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
      Synonyms: glib pat
4. 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"
      Synonyms: crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish sly tricksy tricky wily

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