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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 |
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| I sleek |
| you sleek |
| he/she/it sleeks |
| we sleek |
| you sleek |
| they sleek |
| Preterite |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. sleek - make slick or smooth
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
glossy rough, shaggy, dishevelled, sloppy, bedraggled, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), frowzy, badly groomed
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sleek
adjective2. Having slender and graceful lines:
3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest:
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 down → alisarse 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
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sleek
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[sliːk]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sleek
(sliːk) adjective1. (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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