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slick back

slick back verb: to make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.

Verb

slick back (third-person singular simple present slicks back, present participle slicking back, simple past and past participle slicked back)

  1. To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.
    • His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.
    • I can see you / Your brown skin shining in the sun / You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby1984, “The Boys of Summer”, in Don Henley (lyrics), Building the Perfect Beast

Forms of slick back

third-person singular presentslicks back
present participleslicking back
past participleslicked back
pastslicked back

Questions about slick back

What does slick back mean?
Slick back means to make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.
What part of speech is slick back?
Slick back is a verb.
What is the past tense of slick back?
The past tense of slick back is slicked back.

Words near slick back in the dictionary

  1. slicingly
  2. slicings
  3. slick
  4. slick as a whistle
  5. slick as snot
  6. slick back
  7. slick cam
  8. slick down
  9. slick rick
  10. slick ricks
  11. slick up

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