Slick
adjective
Smooth, slippery surface.
The roads are very slick due to the rain.
Often appears as...
- slick road
- slick ice
adjective
Done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.
He gave a slick presentation.
Often appears as...
- slick operation
- slick performance
noun
A large amount of oil floating on water.
The oil spill created a large slick in the ocean.
Often appears as...
- oil slick
- slick of oil
verb
To make something smooth or slippery.
She slicked back her hair with gel.
Often appears as...
- slick back hair
- slick up surface
adjective
Sly, shrewd, cunning.
He's a slick salesman who can convince anyone to buy his products.
Often appears as...
- slick operator
- slick salesman
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Smooth, slippery surface.
The roads are very slick due to the rain.
Often appears as...
- slick road
- slick ice
adjective
Done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.
He gave a slick presentation.
Often appears as...
- slick operation
- slick performance
noun
A large amount of oil floating on water.
The oil spill created a large slick in the ocean.
Often appears as...
- oil slick
- slick of oil
verb
To make something smooth or slippery.
She slicked back her hair with gel.
Often appears as...
- slick back hair
- slick up surface
adjective
Sly, shrewd, cunning.
He's a slick salesman who can convince anyone to buy his products.
Often appears as...
- slick operator
- slick salesman
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Texture
Relates to how surfaces feel to the touch or look visually.
The slick fabric of her dress made it shine under the lights.
Pro Tip 2/2Caution Advised
Often suggests that extra care is needed to avoid accidents, especially when associated with roads or surfaces.
Be careful walking on the slick deck after the storm.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Texture
Relates to how surfaces feel to the touch or look visually.
The slick fabric of her dress made it shine under the lights.
Pro Tip 2/2Caution Advised
Often suggests that extra care is needed to avoid accidents, especially when associated with roads or surfaces.
Be careful walking on the slick deck after the storm.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Texture
Relates to how surfaces feel to the touch or look visually.
The slick fabric of her dress made it shine under the lights.
Pro Tip 2/2Caution Advised
Often suggests that extra care is needed to avoid accidents, especially when associated with roads or surfaces.
Be careful walking on the slick deck after the storm.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
rain abates which it seems to be doing you would see just how mud slicked it has become already just from this rain and the road that I drove on which was dry on my way in is now under water I don't know if this was their best choice but I guess as I said they've been doing this for a long long time
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David Pogue: Simplicity...
the deal was like you'll be sent the coolest, hottest, slickest new gadgets. Every week, it'll arrive at your door. You get to try them out, play with them, evaluate them until the novelty wears out, before you have to send them back, and you'll get paid for it. You can think about it, if you want.
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How pandemics spread
turning the decks between their bunks slick with bodily fluids. Meanwhile, British soldiers returning from northern France on furlough introduced the flu to Dover and other Channel ports, from where the virus was carried by rail to London. By the time the pandemic had run its course
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Kenya’s Wildlife...
few people in this country know that even exist it's one of the biggest mammals in the world and definitely the largest creatures in our waters i'm going out to sea to try and spot my first whale now the finished episode about humpbacks looks really slick there's great camera
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Biodiesel: The afterlife...
Recycling used cooking grease turns goop into good. By contributing a little bit, individuals and businesses can help create an alternative, stable source of diesel oil, while protecting the environment and keeping our cities cleaner. And that's pretty slick.
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Why doesn’t anything...
The layers then solidify into a smooth, slick coating. When you later cook eggs in this PTFE-coated pan, the extra tight carbon-fluorine bonds just ignore the water and fat and protein molecules in the eggs. Without those interactions,
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My $500 house in Detroit...
the dollars for new stadiums and slick advertisements and positive buzz, we're shutting off water to tens of thousands of people living right on the Great Lakes, the world's largest source of it. Separate has always meant unequal.
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Saving the Florida...
every little thing that happens north of us affects the bay immediately and in turn affects our fishery it affects our economy it affects our way of life i'm gonna cast down this this slick right here okay okay
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What is Skin? PIPE National...
a good workout can raise the body's temperature several degrees above normal a potentially deadly state if it weren't for skin slick safety then sweat the more than 2 million holes across our
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Sharks and Pelicans...
millions of them and packed so tightly they stay in the water like an oil slick few people on the beach are even aware
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
rain abates which it seems to be doing you would see just how mud slicked it has become already just from this rain and the road that I drove on which was dry on my way in is now under water I don't know if this was their best choice but I guess as I said they've been doing this for a long long time
Video examples
David Pogue: Simplicity...
the deal was like you'll be sent the coolest, hottest, slickest new gadgets. Every week, it'll arrive at your door. You get to try them out, play with them, evaluate them until the novelty wears out, before you have to send them back, and you'll get paid for it. You can think about it, if you want.
Video examples
How pandemics spread
turning the decks between their bunks slick with bodily fluids. Meanwhile, British soldiers returning from northern France on furlough introduced the flu to Dover and other Channel ports, from where the virus was carried by rail to London. By the time the pandemic had run its course
Video examples
Kenya’s Wildlife...
few people in this country know that even exist it's one of the biggest mammals in the world and definitely the largest creatures in our waters i'm going out to sea to try and spot my first whale now the finished episode about humpbacks looks really slick there's great camera
Video examples
Biodiesel: The afterlife...
Recycling used cooking grease turns goop into good. By contributing a little bit, individuals and businesses can help create an alternative, stable source of diesel oil, while protecting the environment and keeping our cities cleaner. And that's pretty slick.
Video examples
Why doesn’t anything...
The layers then solidify into a smooth, slick coating. When you later cook eggs in this PTFE-coated pan, the extra tight carbon-fluorine bonds just ignore the water and fat and protein molecules in the eggs. Without those interactions,
Video examples
My $500 house in Detroit...
the dollars for new stadiums and slick advertisements and positive buzz, we're shutting off water to tens of thousands of people living right on the Great Lakes, the world's largest source of it. Separate has always meant unequal.
Video examples
Saving the Florida...
every little thing that happens north of us affects the bay immediately and in turn affects our fishery it affects our economy it affects our way of life i'm gonna cast down this this slick right here okay okay
Video examples
What is Skin? PIPE National...
a good workout can raise the body's temperature several degrees above normal a potentially deadly state if it weren't for skin slick safety then sweat the more than 2 million holes across our
Video examples
Sharks and Pelicans...
millions of them and packed so tightly they stay in the water like an oil slick few people on the beach are even aware
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Quote examples
George A. Romero
American Director
At the time we did 'Night,' I was a director of television commercials. Some of them cost a lot more than our whole movie. They were very slick, sophisticated... we wanted the opposite look for 'Night.' We wanted it to look like a newsreel.
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David Harbour
American Actor
I tend to find that movies have become so slick that I have trouble identifying with the characters.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.
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Tobias Menzies
English Actor
Scripts can be slick and structured, but do they always contain the truth?
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Billy Bush
American Entertainer
I'm not slick. I'm not polished. I think my strength is in reacting.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
My cash cows, the slick magazines, were put out of business by TV.
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Kim Shattuck
American Musician
I like Dave Davies from the Kinks, before he could play slick.
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Ralph Bakshi
American Director
I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.
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Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Being slick is not the right answer.
Quote examples
George A. Romero
American Director
At the time we did 'Night,' I was a director of television commercials. Some of them cost a lot more than our whole movie. They were very slick, sophisticated... we wanted the opposite look for 'Night.' We wanted it to look like a newsreel.
Quote examples
David Harbour
American Actor
I tend to find that movies have become so slick that I have trouble identifying with the characters.
Quote examples
Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.
Quote examples
Tobias Menzies
English Actor
Scripts can be slick and structured, but do they always contain the truth?
Quote examples
Billy Bush
American Entertainer
I'm not slick. I'm not polished. I think my strength is in reacting.
Quote examples
Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
My cash cows, the slick magazines, were put out of business by TV.
Quote examples
Kim Shattuck
American Musician
I like Dave Davies from the Kinks, before he could play slick.
Quote examples
Ralph Bakshi
American Director
I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.
Quote examples
G-Eazy
American Musician
I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.
Quote examples
Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Being slick is not the right answer.
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