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slick up

/slɪk ʌp/

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verb

/slɪk ʌp/C1formalamerican
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий сделать что-то гладким, блестящим или аккуратным на вид; приукрасить или привести в порядок.

A phrasal verb meaning to make something smooth, glossy, or neat in appearance; to smarten or tidy up.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Make neat or tidyinformalamerican

    To make something, especially hair or clothing, neat, smooth, and attractive.

    ruПривести в порядок

    • He slicked up his hair with gel before the party.
    • She slicked up her outfit for the job interview.
    • They slicked up the car with a fresh coat of wax.

    Synonymsgroomneatensmarten upspiff upspruce uptidy up

    Antonymsdisarrangedishevelmessmussrumpletousle

  2. Improve appearanceinformalamerican

    To make something look more polished, stylish, or professional.

    ruУлучшить внешний вид

    • The team slicked up their presentation with new graphics.
    • He slicked up his resume before applying for the job.
    • The restaurant slicked up its menu to attract more customers.

    Synonymsfreshen upgroompolishsmarten upspiff upspruce uptidy up

    Antonymsdishevelmessruffletousle

Forms
  • slicked up past participle
  • slicked up past simple
  • slicking up present participle
  • slicks up third person singular

Base verbslick

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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