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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

slick back en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To make hair flat by putting oil, water, etc. on it.
    • I can see you / Your brown skin shining in the sun / You got your hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby 1984, “The Boys of Summer”, in Don Henley (lyrics), Building the Perfect Beast:
    • His hair was slicked back, plastered down with gel.

Forms

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slicking back Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slicked back Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slicked back Tense=Past lexicographic
slicks back Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

slick down