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Definition of slick noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slick

noun
 
/slɪk/
 
/slɪk/
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  1. (also oil slick)
     an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea
    • a 50 km slick from the damaged tanker
    Extra Examples
    • The oil was moving along in a huge slick.
    • The spilt diesel oil formed a slick about two miles long.
    • They used suction equipment to clean up the oil slick.
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  2. a small area of something wet and shiny
    • a slick of sweat
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.
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