Definitions
1.nounA covering of liquid, particularly oil."Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road."
2.nounSomeone who is clever and untrustworthy.
3.nounA tool used to make something smooth or even.
4.nounA tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing."You'll go much faster if you put on slicks."
5.nounA helicopter.
6.nounA 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."The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer."
7.nounA wide paring chisel used in joinery.
8.verbTo make slick."The surface had been slicked."
9.adjectiveSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances."His large round head was shaved slick."
10.adjectiveAppearing expensive or sophisticated."They read all kinds of slick magazines."
11.adjectiveSuperficially convincing but actually untrustworthy."That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."
12.adjective(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy."Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."
13.adjectiveExtraordinarily great or special."That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"
14.adjectiveSleek; smooth