Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
slick .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance
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Examples
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He reappeared with his hair well "slicked," his tip-tilted nose as pink as his shiny cheeks, and a smile that extended to the furthest confines of his face.
Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Hulbert Footner 1911
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Imagine a tall young fellow, with a thin face, lantern jaws, and long hair 'slicked' down on either side.
Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp Horatio Alger 1865
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He had 'slicked' his hair down with the fresh water; he had adjusted his neck-handkerchief, and borrowed an odd candle-end to polish his clogs with and there he sat, enforcing some opinion on her father, with a strong Darkshire accent, it is true, but with a lowered voice, and a good, earnest composure on his face.
North and South Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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"She is not a kind of slicked, D. C.-packaged kind of person," said former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand.
unknown title 2009
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When I'm walking into a meeting, there's a difference between wearing some kind of slicked-down, aero motorcycle backpack and a basic cool-looking piece of soft luggage.
webBikeWorld.com 2009
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When I'm walking into a meeting, there's a difference between wearing some kind of slicked-down, aero motorcycle backpack and a basic cool-looking piece of soft luggage.
webBikeWorld.com 2009
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_has_ 'slicked 'em up,' as Mrs. Scattergood would say.
Janice Day at Poketown Helen Beecher Long
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On the cover of Candy magazine, "the first transversal style magazine," Franco sports slicked back hair, a black blazer, heavy blue eyeshadow and cherry red lips.
James Franco in drag on the cover of Candy magazine Liz Kelly 2010
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CHIAVENNA, Italy (AP) Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, beating four other riders in a sprint finish on a rain-slicked road.
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The actor/full-time college student graces the cover of Candy magazine in drag, with slicked-back hair, jewelry, long black gloves and heavy make-up (check out that eye shadow).
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