"slicks" in the noun sense
1. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip
a slippery smoothness
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
2. slick, slick magazine, glossy
a magazine printed on good quality paper
3. slick
a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4. slick
a trowel used to make a surface slick
"slicks" in the verb sense
1. slick, sleek
make slick or smooth
2. slick, slick down, sleek down
give a smooth and glossy appearance
"slick one's hair"
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