Slick Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Slick

Meaning 1 : having only superficial plausibility

    Example : a slick commercial

    Synonyms : glib,  pat
Meaning 2 : a slippery smoothness

    Example : he could feel the slickness of the tiller

    Synonyms : slickness,  slip,  slipperiness
Meaning 3 : superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

    Example : a slick advertising campaign

    Synonyms : facile,  neat
Meaning 4 : having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

    Example : slick seals and otters

    Synonyms : satiny,  silken,  silklike,  silky,  sleek
Meaning 5 : make slick or smooth

    Synonyms : sleek
Meaning 6 : marked by skill in deception

    Example : a slick evasive answer

    Synonyms : crafty,  cunning,  dodgy,  foxy,  guileful,  knavish,  sly,  tricksy,  tricky,  wily
Meaning 7 : a magazine printed on good quality paper

    Synonyms : glossy,  slick magazine
Meaning 8 : give a smooth and glossy appearance

    Example : slick one's hair

    Synonyms : sleek down,  slick down
Meaning 9 : a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

Meaning 10 : a trowel used to make a surface slick

Meaning 11 : made slick by e.g. ice or grease

    Example : sidewalks slick with ice,roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil

How to Pronounce Slick

  • slɪk