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slicked down

slicked down is the simple past and past participle of slick down.

Meaning of slick down

Verb

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

  1. To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.
    • His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96

Questions about slicked down

What is slicked down the simple past and past participle of?
Slicked down is the simple past and past participle of slick down.

Words near slicked down in the dictionary

  1. slick-tech
  2. slicka pad
  3. slicka pads
  4. slicked
  5. slicked back
  6. slicked down
  7. slicked up
  8. slicked-back
  9. slickem
  10. slickems
  11. slicken

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