slicks

Noun

slick (plural slicks)

1. A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
   • Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road.
2. (US, broadly, dated) A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress through the water of the shock wave generated by the explosion.
3. Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
4. A tool used to make something smooth or even.
5. A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
   • You'll go much faster if you put on slicks.

   Synonyms:

   slick tire, slick tyre

6. (US, slang) A helicopter.

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