| 1. area that is smooth or slippery; floating film of oil; magazine printed on shiny paper (Informal). make smooth and glossy, make sleek; make tidy, spruce up (Informal). slippery; shiny, glossy, smooth; clever; sly; sophisticated and superficial; great, excellent (Slang). adin a smooth manner, cleverly. slickslick, v. t. to make sleek or smoth. slicked all with sweet oil.slick slick , a. [see: sleek.] sleek; smooth. both slick and dainty.slick slick, n. (joinery) a wide paring chisel.slick slick, n. a slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek. the action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface breaks the crest.slick adj |