slick

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[ slik ]
/ slɪk /
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verb (used with object)

to make sleek or smooth.
to use a slicker on (skins or hides).
Informal. to make smart or fine; spruce up (usually followed by up).

noun

Metallurgy. a small trowel used for smoothing the surface of the mold.
any woodworking chisel having a blade more than 2 inches (5 cm) wide.

Origin of slick

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before 900; Middle English slicken (v.), Old English slician; akin to Old Norse slīkja to give a gloss to

OTHER WORDS FROM slick

un·slicked, adjective

Words nearby slick

slice, slice bar, slice of the pie, slice-of-life, slicer, slick, slick as a whistle, slicken, slickenside, slicker, slickrock

Words related to slick up

educate, comb, prim, tend, trim, police, frame, groom, clean, spruce, order, prime, coach, drill, curry, tidy, refresh, sleek, train, refine

British Dictionary definitions for slick up

slick
/ (slɪk) /

adjective

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of slick

slickly, adverb slickness, noun

Word Origin for slick

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic, Norwegian slikja to be or make smooth