Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of smoothing.
- noun (Min.) Narrow veins of ore.
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- verb Present participle of
slick . - noun mineralogy A narrow
vein ofore . - noun US, dialect, historical A
whipping with ahickory switch .
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Examples
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The boys resorted to all sorts of tactics to avoid the dreaded haircut, such as slicking their hair back with Vaseline to make it appear shorter.
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The boys resorted to all sorts of tactics to avoid the dreaded haircut, such as slicking their hair back with Vaseline to make it appear shorter.
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"We were talking about a smoking jacket and an ascot and were messing around with the idea of slicking his hair back, but we decided to invent our own thing.
THE 'IRON MAN 2' TALKS: Our best-of quotes from Downey Jr., Favreau, Cheadle et al. 2010
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Wetting the hair for the purpose of "slicking" it or combing it, is about as bad a thing as could be done; for the moisture sets up a sort of rancid fermentation in the natural oil of the scalp, giving the well-known sour smell to hair that is combed instead of brushed, and furnishing a splendid soil for germs and bugs of all sorts to breed in.
A Handbook of Health Woods Hutchinson 1896
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Then came beauty clay slicking back the actor's hair ... 22 different colors of makeup covering the actors face, hands, and arms, 150 yards of acid-rotted linen (passed through an oven, so it looked decayed), bandages taped in the body joints so that the star could move, and a dusting of Fuller's earth.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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Then came beauty clay slicking back the actor's hair ... 22 different colors of makeup covering the actors face, hands, and arms, 150 yards of acid-rotted linen (passed through an oven, so it looked decayed), bandages taped in the body joints so that the star could move, and a dusting of Fuller's earth.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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When I woke up for the fifth or sixth time, there was the turkey, standing behind a low brush pile and just slicking down out of strut, 25 yards away.
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Then came beauty clay slicking back the actor's hair ... 22 different colors of makeup covering the actors face, hands, and arms, 150 yards of acid-rotted linen (passed through an oven, so it looked decayed), bandages taped in the body joints so that the star could move, and a dusting of Fuller's earth.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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He started to sweat as he edged closer, tongue slicking his lower lip in concentration.
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And then, when Hank climbed on top her after taking a shower and slicking his charcoal hair back with a comb, all she could think about was her son and the pain he must be in, holding it all in while he waited for his mommy.
White Bread Jessica Anya Blau 2011
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To ensure they’re getting an accurate picture, they will often use a technique called “slicking,” in which a flat spatula (called a “flour slick;” it looks more or less like a drywall knife but costs much more) is used to flatten the surface of a pile of flour.
2022-11-21 — The Prepared TW Lim 2022
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