Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sleek
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Sleek
sleek
~1 adj 1 sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking (The cat had sleek black fur.) 2 a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape (the sleek lines of the new Mercedes) 3 someone who is sleek looks rich, but you feel that you cannot trust them (sleek executive types in their expensive suits) - sleekly adv - sleekness n ~2 v T always + adv/prep to make hair or fur smooth and shiny by putting water or oil on it (sleek sth back/down etc) (His hair was sleeked back with oil.)
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(sleeker, sleekest) 1. Sleek hair or fur is smooth and shiny and looks healthy. ...sleek black hair... The horse’s sleek body gleamed. ADJ 2. If you describe someone as sleek, you mean that they look rich and stylish. Lord White is as sleek and elegant as any other multi millionaire businessman. ADJ 3. Sleek vehicles, furniture, or other objects look smooth, shiny, and expensive. ... a sleek white BMW. ...sleek modern furniture. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English sleken, alteration of sliken — more at slick Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. slick grooms ~ing cooled horses — Sunset 2. to cover up ; gloss over intransitive verb slick II. adjective Etymology: alteration of 2slick Date: 1578 1. a. smooth and glossy as if polished ~ dark hair b. having a smooth well-groomed look ~ cattle c. healthy-looking 2. smooth in speech or manner; also unctuous 3. a. having a prosperous air ~ luxury condominiums b. having trim graceful lines a ~ car c. elegant, stylish a ~ wardrobe • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, slick, glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance. ~ suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning a ~ racehorse. slick suggests extreme smoothness that results in a slippery surface slipped and fell on the slick floor. glossy suggests a highly reflective surface photographs having a glossy finish. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. 1 (of hair, fur, or skin, or an animal or person with such hair etc.) smooth and glossy. 2 looking well-fed and comfortable. 3 ingratiating. 4 (of a thing) smooth and polished. --v.tr. make sleek, esp. by stroking or pressing down. Derivatives sleekly adv. sleekness n. sleeky adj. Etymology: later var. of SLICK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. лоснящийся (о волосах, шерсти) 2. прилизанный (о волосах) 3. гладкий; глянцевитый, глянцевый 4. откормленный a body sleek with health —- здоровое тело sleek pigeons —- откормленные голуби 5. холеный, ухоженный; хорошо одетый, элегантный 6. разг. ловкмй; пальца в рот не клади 7. елейный, льстивый; вкрадчивый sleek manner —- вкрадчивая манера 8. редк. спокойный (о море) Id: as sleek as a cat —- гладкий как кот; вкрадчивый 9. наводить лоск, глянец; лощить 10. разглаживать, расправлять; приглаживать, прилизывать 11. сглаживать, ослаблять впечатление (от действия, проступка) to sleek her ruffled peace of mind —- вернуть ей душевный покой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) гладкий, лоснящийся; прилизанный 2) елейный 2. v. приглаживать; наводить лоск ...Англо-русский словарь
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