SLICK (SOMETHING) DOWN/BACK

Meaning of SLICK (SOMETHING) DOWN/BACK in English

slick something ↔ down/back phrasal verb ( see also ↑ slick )

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SLICK — I. ˈslik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English sliken; akin to Old English nīgslȳcod newly smoothed, glossy, Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLICK — slick 1 — slickly , adv. — slickness , n. /slik/ , adj., slicker, slickest , n. , adv. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLICK — I. ˈslik verb Etymology: Middle English sliken, from Old English * slician ; akin to Old High German slīhhan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLICK — adj sleek; smooth. 2. slick ·noun a wide paring chisel. 3. slick ·vt to make sleek or smoth. 4. slick …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SLICK — [slick] vb [ME sliken; akin to OHG slihhan to glide] vt (14c): to make sleek or smooth ~ vi: spruce--usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLICK — / slɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( slick·er , slick·est ) 1. (sometimes disapproving ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLICK — I. slick 1 /slɪk/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . if something is slick, it is done in a skilful and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLICK — adj., n., & v. --adj. colloq. 1 a (of a person or action) skilful or efficient; dextrous (gave a slick …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLICK — adj., n., & v. adj. colloq. 1 a (of a person or action) skilful or efficient; dextrous (gave a slick …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLICK — adj., n., & v. --adj. colloq. 1. a (of a person or action) skilful or efficient; dextrous (gave a slick …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLICK — ( slicker, slickest) 1. A slick performance, production, or advertisement is skilful and impressive. There’s a big difference between an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLICK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES city slicker oil slick EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ slick paper ▪ He's got …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
SLICK — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine, Ciceronian, Daedalian, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, Tullian, acute, adept, adipose, adroit, anal, anoint, apt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
SLICK — n. Function: adjective 1 having a glassy surface that often offers insecure footing FF1C; a floor slick with wax FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLICK — I. verb 1. Synonyms: polish 2, perfect, refine, round, sleek, smooth 2. Synonyms: dress up 1, deck (out), doll out, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
SLICK — n. 25B6; adjective a slick advertising campaign : EFFICIENT, smooth, smooth-running, polished, well organized, well run, streamlined. his slick use …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLICK — adj. 1 smooth, sleek, glossy, silky, silken, shiny, shining, glassy, slippery His slick hair looked as if it had been …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on She backed a 35-to-2 long shot in the Derby, and she won …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLICK — 1. прил. 1) блестящий, лоснящийся; скользкий 2) ловкий, хитрый; скользкий перен. 3) амер. отличный; приятный, симпатичный 4) амер.; разг. легкий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACK — I сущ. чан; корыто; кадка (большая неглубокая емкость, особ. используемая пивоварами, красильщиками и изготовляющими маринады) Syn : tub 1., trough, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLICK — slick.ogg 1. slık n 1. (широкая) стамеска 2. плёнка ( нефти, масла на воде ); гладкая полоса ( на поверхности …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACK — back.ogg _I 1. bæk n 1. 1> спина broad back - широкая спина; широкие плечи board back - мед. щит …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACK — 1) задняя сторона; обратная сторона || задний; обратный 2) верхняя поверхность ( балки ) 3) верховая грань ( бетонной плотины …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BACK — 1) задняя сторона; обратная сторона || задний; обратный 2) верхняя поверхность (балки) 3) верховая грань (бетонной плотины); верховой откос (земляной плотины) 4) основа; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SLICK — slick прил.1) а) гладкий; скользкий slick wet leaves — мокрые скользкие листья б) блестящий, лоснящийся, глянцевитый • Syn:sleek 2) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BACK — back I сущ.чан; корыто; кадка (большая неглубокая емкость, особ. используемая пивоварами, красильщиками и людьми, изготовляющими маринады) Syn:tub 1., trough, vat, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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