slick

Definitions of slick in various dictionaries:

noun - a slippery smoothness

noun - a magazine printed on good quality paper

noun - a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

noun - a trowel used to make a surface slick

verb - make slick or smooth

verb - give a smooth and glossy appearance

adj - made slick by e.g. ice or grease

adj - having only superficial plausibility

adj - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

adj - marked by skill in deception

See Synonyms at sleek.

Deftly executed; adroit: “as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water” (Tallulah Bankhead).

Shrewd; wily.

A smooth or slippery surface or area.

A floating film of oil.

A trail of floating material: a garbage slick.

An implement used to make a surface slick, especially a chisel used for smoothing and polishing.

A magazine, usually of large popular readership, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

A racing automobile tire with a smooth tread.

An unarmed military aircraft, such as a spotter plane or helicopter.

To make smooth, glossy, or oily.

To make neat, trim, or tidy: slicked themselves up for the camera.

adj - smooth and slippery