slicking
Applying glossy substance
Slicking is the act of making something smooth, sleek, or glossy.
You might be slicking your hair back with gel or pomade, slicking down a cowlick, or slicking oil across a surface.
The word often implies using a wet or greasy substance to achieve the effect: He stood at the mirror, slicking his hair into place.
Reducing irregularities systematically
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
styling · sleek · hair · brilliantine · greasing · plastering · taming · glossing
Applied surface covering
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- lubricatingApplying friction-reducing substance
- glossingAdding shine or smoothing
- polishingSmoothing by friction
waxing · buffing · lacquering · varnishing · sheening · glazing · sealing · finishing
Defrauding through deception
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
- deceivingCausing false belief
- trickingAct of deceiving
manipulating · scamming · hustling · charming · scheming · fast-talking · duping · fooling
smoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
gel · styling · sleek · hair · brilliantine · greasing · plastering · taming · glossing · sheen
coating
Applied surface covering
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- lubricatingApplying friction-reducing substance
- glossingAdding shine or smoothing
polishing · waxing · buffing · lacquering · varnishing · sheening · glazing · sealing · finishing · slippery
conning
Defrauding through deception
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
- deceivingCausing false belief
tricking · manipulating · scamming · hustling · charming · scheming · fast-talking · duping · fooling · bamboozling
slickingroughening
Making less smooth
texturing · roughing up · scuffing · abrading · matting
slickingtousling
Disordering hair playfully
mussing · teasing · ruffling · fluffing · backcombing
slickingrumpling
Creating wrinkles by handling
disheveling · tousling · roughing up · naturalizing · undoing
- slicking backFlattening hair with product
- slicking downFlattening with product
slick, slicker, slicked, slicks, slickness, slickly, slickest, slick back