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sleek

(slēk)
adj. sleek·er, sleek·est
1.
a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: long, sleek hair.
b. In good health and having smooth or glossy hair, fur, or skin: a sleek hound.
2.
a. Able to or designed to move efficiently through air or water; streamlined: a sleek, luxurious sedan.
b. Thin and elegant in design: "A pair of sleek minarets anchored the skyline" (Terence Ward).
3. Polished or smooth in manner, especially in an unctuous way; slick: a sleek government official.
tr.v. sleeked, sleek·ing, sleeks
To make sleek; slick: sleeked his hair with pomade.

[Variant of slick.]

sleek′ly adv.
sleek′ness n.
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sleek

(sliːk)
adj
1. smooth and shiny; polished
2. polished in speech or behaviour; unctuous
3. (Zoology) (of an animal or bird) having a shiny healthy coat or feathers
4. (of a person) having a prosperous appearance
vb (tr)
5. to make smooth and glossy, as by grooming, etc
6. (usually foll by over) to cover (up), as by making more agreeable; gloss (over)
[C16: variant of slick]
ˈsleekly adv
ˈsleekness n
ˈsleeky adj
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sleek1

(slik)

adj. -er, -est.
1. smooth or glossy, as hair.
2. well-fed or well-groomed.
3. finely contoured; streamlined: a sleek sports car.
4. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
[1580–90; variant of slick 1]
sleek′ly, adv.
sleek′ness, n.

sleek2

(slik)

also sleek′en,



v.t.
to make sleek; smooth; slick.
[1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick 2]
sleek′er, n.
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sleek


Past participle: sleeked
Gerund: sleeking

Imperative
sleek
sleek
Present
I sleek
you sleek
he/she/it sleeks
we sleek
you sleek
they sleek
Preterite
I sleeked
you sleeked
he/she/it sleeked
we sleeked
you sleeked
they sleeked
Present Continuous
I am sleeking
you are sleeking
he/she/it is sleeking
we are sleeking
you are sleeking
they are sleeking
Present Perfect
I have sleeked
you have sleeked
he/she/it has sleeked
we have sleeked
you have sleeked
they have sleeked
Past Continuous
I was sleeking
you were sleeking
he/she/it was sleeking
we were sleeking
you were sleeking
they were sleeking
Past Perfect
I had sleeked
you had sleeked
he/she/it had sleeked
we had sleeked
you had sleeked
they had sleeked
Future
I will sleek
you will sleek
he/she/it will sleek
we will sleek
you will sleek
they will sleek
Future Perfect
I will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
he/she/it will have sleeked
we will have sleeked
you will have sleeked
they will have sleeked
Future Continuous
I will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
he/she/it will be sleeking
we will be sleeking
you will be sleeking
they will be sleeking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
he/she/it has been sleeking
we have been sleeking
you have been sleeking
they have been sleeking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
he/she/it will have been sleeking
we will have been sleeking
you will have been sleeking
they will have been sleeking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
he/she/it had been sleeking
we had been sleeking
you had been sleeking
they had been sleeking
Conditional
I would sleek
you would sleek
he/she/it would sleek
we would sleek
you would sleek
they would sleek
Past Conditional
I would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
he/she/it would have sleeked
we would have sleeked
you would have sleeked
they would have sleeked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. sleek - make slick or smooth
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
Adj. 1. sleek - well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
2. sleek - designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible"
smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
3. sleek - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
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sleek

adjective
1. glossy, shiny, lustrous, smooth, silky, velvety, well-groomed sleek black hair
glossy rough, shaggy, dishevelled, sloppy, bedraggled, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), frowzy, badly groomed
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sleek

adjective
1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished:
2. Having slender and graceful lines:
3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest:
verb
To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:
phrasal verb
sleek over
To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:
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Translations
أمْلَس، ناعِممُعْتَنى بِه
hladkýlesklývypasený
blankglatvelpasset
kiillottaakiillotusainesileäsilottaatasainen
jól tartott
glansandi, mjúkurvel alinn
glotniaiglotnumasglotnusišpuoselėtassusilaižymas
gludslabi koptsspīdīgs
vypasený
bakımlı düzgün ve parlak

sleek

[sliːk]
A. ADJ (sleeker (compar) (sleekest (superl))) [hair, fur] → lustroso ; [person] (of general appearance) → impecable ; (in manner) → zalamero, meloso ; [boat, car] → de líneas puras ; [animal] → gordo y de buen aspecto
B. VT to sleek one's hair downalisarse el pelo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sleek

[ˈsliːk] adj
(= shiny) [hair, fur] → brillant(e), luisant(e)
(= expensive-looking) [car, boat] → élégant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sleek

adj (+er) hair, fur, animalgeschmeidig, glatt ; (of general appearance)gepflegt ; car alsoschnittig, elegant ; behaviouraalglatt (pej), → glatt
vtglätten ; (cat) → lecken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sleek

[sliːk]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (shiny, hair, coat) → liscio/a e lucente ; (cat) → dal pelo lucido ; (person, in appearance) → azzimato/a; (in manner) → untuoso/a; (car, boat) → elegante
2. vt to sleek one's hair down/backlisciarsi i capelli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sleek

(sliːk) adjective
1. (of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy. The dog has a lovely sleek coat. glad, blink أمْلَس، ناعِم лъскав macio hladký; lesklý glatt glat; blank στιλπνός, λείος liso, lustroso sile ja läikiv نرم وصاف sileä lisse; luisant חלק चिकना और मुलायम gladak, sjajan fényes, csillogó licin glansandi, mjúkur liscio; lucente なめらかな 매끄러운 glotnus (par matiem, spalvu) gluds; spīdīgs licin berkilat glanzend glatt, slikket, glinsende lśniący ښوى كول، ځلاندول: ښوى (چالاك غوندې): روڼ: تيار، مزى (لكه اّس): پوست، نرم، ميين macio neted; lucios лоснящийся, гладкий hladký, lesklý, upravený mehek sjajan slät, blank, glänsande นุ่มนวลเป็นประกาย düzgün ve parlak 光滑柔軟的 гладенький, лискучий نرم، ملائم، چمکیلا bóng, mượt (毛发)光滑的,柔滑的
2. well fed and cared for. a sleek Siamese cat lay by the fire. glad مُعْتَنى بِه добре гледан bem cuidado vypasený gepflegt velpasset καλοφροντισμένος lustroso, impecable rammus خوش تركيب hoidettu au poil brillant מטופח मोटा ताजा zdrave vanjštine, imućna izgleda jól tartott terpelihara vel alinn florido, 手入れの行きとどいた 영양이 좋은 išpuoselėtas labi kopts terpelihara goed verzorgd velnært, elegant zadbany نرم anafado cu blană lucioasă ухоженный kypiaci zdravím negovan sit skinande av välmåga, välskött เลี้ยงดูอย่างดี bakımlı 養尊處優的 пещений, плеканий آسودہ mỡ màng 保养得好的
ˈsleekly adverb
glad بِنُعومَه лъскаво de maneira macia ulízaně glatt velpasset γυαλιστερά impecablemente siledalt يه طوري شكيل sileästi doucereusement בְּצוּרָה חַלָקלָקָה चिकनाई से, आकर्षण पूर्वक, चाटुकारिता से glatko, sjajno fényesen, csillogóan secara licin mjúklega, lipurlega mellifluamente なめらかに 매끄럽게 glotniai gludi; glaimīgi dengan licin glanzend slikket, elegant gładko, lśniąco ښوى كول، ځلاندول: ښوى (چالاك غوندې): روڼ: تيار، مزى (لكه اّس): پوست، نرم، ميين de maneira macia mieros гладко hladko mehko sjajno slätt, blankt อย่างเป็นประกาย kaypakça 光滑柔軟地,養尊處優地 гладенько براقی سے mỡ màng 光滑地
ˈsleekness noun
gladheid نَعومَه пригладеност maciez hladkost, lesklost die Glätte det at være velpasset στιλπνότητα lisura, brillo siledus خوش تركيبي sileys luisant חַלָקלָקוּת चिकनापन glatkoća, zdrav izgled olajos simaság/csillogás kelicinan gljái, glans lucentezza なめらかさ 매끄러움 glotnumas, susilaižymas gludums; glaimīgums kelicinan het goed verzorgd zijn det som er glatt/glinsende gładkość, połysk ښه شكل maciez luciu гладкость; прилизанность hladkosť, lesklosť, upravenosť mehkost sjaj släthet, blankhet ความเป็นประกาย parlaklık 光滑柔軟,養尊處優 гладенькість براقی sự mỡ màng, tình trạng béo tốt 光滑
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