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slicked
We have found lemma(root) word of slicked : slick.
Definitions
[slɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way
(e.g: Rangers have been entertaining crowds with a slick passing game)
- (of skin or hair) smooth and glossy
(e.g: a dandy-looking dude with a slick black ponytail)
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Origin
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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
[slɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an oil slick
(e.g: the slick is a serious threat to marine life)
- an application or amount of a glossy or oily substance
(e.g: a slick of lip gloss)
- a racing-car or bicycle tyre without a tread, for use in dry weather conditions
(e.g: Hunt's victory resulted from the finest sort of judgement about when to change his wet tyres to slicks)
- a glossy magazine
(e.g: writing for any of the so-called slicks was considered selling out)
- a person who is smooth and persuasive but untrustworthy
Phrases:
Origin
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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
[slɪk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (one's hair) flat, smooth, and glossy by applying water, oil, or gel to it
(e.g: his damp hair was slicked back)
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Origin
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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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