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slick down

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.

Equivalents

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

slick up slicked slicked back slicked down slicked up slicken

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