slick

  • (noun): A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
  • (noun): Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
  • (noun): A tool used to make something smooth or even.
  • (noun): A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
  • (noun): A helicopter.
  • (noun): A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
  • (noun): A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
  • (verb): To make slick.
  • (adjective): Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
  • (adjective): Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
  • (adjective): Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
  • (adjective): (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
  • (adjective): Extraordinarily great or special.
  • (adjective): Sleek; smooth
  • Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.
  • You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.
  • The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer.
  • The surface had been slicked.
  • His large round head was shaved slick.