as in to grease
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
slicking the bottom of their skis with wax
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as in slicked
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
roads are often slick during the first hour of a rainstorm
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as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
a slick ad campaign that made smoking look cool and sexy
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
that's a slick new suit you have on
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as in pictorial
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as in slicker
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as in chopper
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Recent Examples of slick
Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2025
Clean girl TikTokers use a host of products like to achieve moisturized, dewy, and clear skin, typically slick their hair back in a neat bun, and prefer minimalist style like gold hoops and crisp white t-shirts.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Whether on bumpy terrain or slick city streets, these shoes will keep you stable, mile after mile.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
Lena Raab, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Animals at the surface and those that regularly break through it to feed or breathe will be especially affected by direct contact with the surface slick.
—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
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Verb
If slicking yourself up in sticky sunblock isn’t the ideal start to your day, shoppers have turned us on to a best-selling new shirt on Amazon that’s stylish enough for everyday wear, but packed with UPF 50 sun protection to keep sensitive skin safe from harm.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2025
Clean girl TikTokers use a host of products like to achieve moisturized, dewy, and clear skin, typically slick their hair back in a neat bun, and prefer minimalist style like gold hoops and crisp white t-shirts.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The service said that roads, including mountain passes, would likely become slick and hazardous.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Whether on bumpy terrain or slick city streets, these shoes will keep you stable, mile after mile.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
Wait a few minutes and then remove the slick with a cleaner and a cotton pad or swab.
—Lena Raab, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Animals at the surface and those that regularly break through it to feed or breathe will be especially affected by direct contact with the surface slick.
—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
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But media watchers have speculated that a settlement with Trump would grease the skids for Skydance-Paramount to close.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Meanwhile, lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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Premiering in January 2023, The Traitors has gone on to widespread acclaim, even winning Emmys for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program (Alan Cumming on cunning form).—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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In real life, most would-be Proud Boys don’t have cunning, progressive housemates who will throw away their gun parts.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Maddison is responsible for dropping deep and pinging passes into dangerous areas, while Kulusevski and Bergvall are excellent ball-carriers.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Additionally, having read about the extensive fabric testing conducted by Article to ensure abrasion resistance (150% more testing than industry standard!), I was reassured that this would be an excellent investment piece for our home.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
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Bachardy’s self-portraits and drawings of Isherwood pepper the galleries, a confluence that reveals something that should be obvious: Two portrait artists, one pictorial and the other literary, resided for decades in the same household.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Skims The actor stars in the pictorial, shot by Carin Backoff, with his fiancée, model Abby Champion.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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The European far right is skillfully seizing the moment, promising an agricultural overhaul and a chance to stick it to the city slickers.—
Emily Rauhala,
Washington Post,
11 Apr. 2024
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For the dapper dog walker there's plenty of tweed caps and country-style rain slickers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2024
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The cloud level was so low, with strong gusts of snow and rain, that a chopper couldn’t land and a ground rescue might take days.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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When a chopper passes overhead in the closing moments, Sara can shrug it off.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Her glowing and freshly oiled skin effortlessly catches the light, playing off her lacquered purple lips and vivid green eyelids for a look that’s equal parts daring and divine.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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To oil this customer engagement machine, Amazon introduced Prime.—
Christian Stadler,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Forever is set in the near past, and that’s the only element of the production that leans toward slightly slippery avoidance.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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“Slick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slick. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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