I. slick 1 /slɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . if something is slick, it is done in a skilful and attractive way and seems expensive, but it often contains no important or interesting ideas:
a slick Hollywood production
slick advertising
The presentation was very slick.
2 . if someone is slick, they are good at persuading people, often in a way that does not seem honest:
a slick used-car salesman
3 . done smoothly and quickly:
He got round the defender using some slick footwork.
4 . smooth and slippery
slick with
Cars were sliding off roads that were slick with rain.
5 . American English old-fashioned very good or attractive
—slickly adverb
—slickness noun [uncountable]
II. slick 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . ( also oil slick ) an area of oil on the surface of water or on a road
2 . American English a magazine printed on good-quality paper with a shiny surface, usually with a lot of colour pictures SYN glossy magazine
3 . technical a smooth car tyre used for racing
III. slick 3 BrE AmE verb
slick something ↔ down/back phrasal verb
to make hair smooth and shiny by putting oil, water etc on it:
His hair had been combed back and slicked down with something to make it neat.