Slick

English Meaning

Sleek; smooth.

1. Smooth, glossy, and slippery: sidewalks slick with ice. See Synonyms at sleek.
2. Deftly executed; adroit: "as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water” ( Tallulah Bankhead).
3. Shrewd; wily.
4. Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness: a slick writing style. See Synonyms at glib.
5. A smooth or slippery surface or area.
6. A floating film of oil.
7. A trail of floating material: a garbage slick.
8. An implement used to make a surface slick, especially a chisel used for smoothing and polishing.
9. Informal A magazine, usually of large popular readership, printed on high-quality glossy paper.
10. A racing automobile tire with a smooth tread.
11. Slang An unarmed military aircraft, especially a helicopter.
12. To make smooth, glossy, or oily.
13. Informal To make neat, trim, or tidy: slicked themselves up for the camera.