slicked
past simple and past participle ofslick
slick
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/slɪk/us/slɪk/tocausehairto besmoothandcloseto theheadbybrushingitflat, often using asubstanceto make itstick:
He slicked hishairbackwithgel.
Hair care
- argan oil
- blow dryer
- blowout
- bobble
- bobby pin
- brush
- coconut oil
- curling tongs
- delouse
- hair gel
- hair slide
- hairdryer
- hairgrip
- lacquer
- permanent wave
- relaxer
- roller
- snood
- straighteners
- styling
Examplesofslicked
slicked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They have sideburns, and their hair is eitherslickedback or side-parted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The steps to the building were alsoslickedwith ice and cooking oil.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The title is yet another pun on hair, from a time when hairslickeddown by oil was a popular fashion style for men.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With his trademark hair nowslickedback, he told the reporters he was still on the lam and still very poor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also hasslickedback blond hair, multiple piercings, including one in the center of his forehead, and sharp, jagged teeth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His physical appearance is that of a gangster, with sunglasses,slicked-back hair, and a print button-down shirt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has small white teeth and dark,slicked-back hair with a widow's peak.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was a small man withslickedback hair, thick glasses and a sharp nose.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has a recognizableslicked-back hairstyle and is usually seen holding a cigarette.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He hasslickedback brown hair and a mustache.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is depicted in the novels as slim with narrow shoulders andslicked-back hair.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their hair wasslickedback.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The police questioned him about his hair color to which he responded that although his hair was currently black and curly it had previously been reddish-brown andslickedback.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eves also sported aslicked-back hair style that reinforced his image as a slick politician.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kitano's father is an ordinary office worker, he hasslickedback hair, small irises, and non-existent eyebrows much like his son.
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- external morphology
- external object
- external observer
- external peer
- external pressure
- external radiation
- external reality
- external review
- external reviewer
- external reward
- external rotation
- externals
- external scrutiny
- external sector
- external security
- external sensor
- external shell
- external source
- external stakeholder
- external-stakeholder
- external stimulation
- external stimulus
- external storage