"slick down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slicks down [present, singular, third-person], slicking down [participle, present], slicked down [participle, past], slicked down [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Hair Related terms: slick back

Inflected forms

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