slick definition

1. a slippery smoothness
• examples: he could feel the slickness of the tiller
2. a magazine printed on good quality paper
3. a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4. a trowel used to make a surface slick
5. make slick or smooth
6. give a smooth and glossy appearance
• examples: slick one's hair
7. made slick by e.g. ice or grease
• examples: sidewalks slick with ice
• examples: roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil